India: Man Turns Terrace In City Home Into a Lush Vineyard, Harvests 250 Kilos of Grapes
“I procured Bangalore Purple, a black variety of grapes from the National Grape Research Institute, and planted the saplings along the boundary wall.
By Himanshu Nitnaware
The Better India
Jan 30, 2022
Excerpt:
Having always worked on a farm, Bhausaheb wondered if grapes could grow in urban spaces as well. His query was answered in 2013, when he went on a Europe tour with fellow farmers. “The tour was organised by the state Agriculture Department to familiarise farmers with agricultural practices implemented in different parts of the world,” he says.
Bhausaheb travelled to the Netherlands, Germany, Frankfurt and Holland. “Many farmers in Holland plant grapevines in their backyard. The vines grow long and canopied across their roof. This helped me realise that it was possible to grow grapes at home,” he says.
With the knowledge he had gained from this visit, Bhausaheb decided to incorporate a vineyard in his home. The opportunity arrived in 2014, when he was building a new house in Uruli Kanchan, wherein he decided to grow grapes on the terrace.
Today, his experiment has become a success, with grapevines covering his roof and providing much-required respite during summer days.
