In bloom, a vegetable garden at Singhu

Many protesters camping at the border have started sowing seeds and planting vegetable saplings

With protesting farmers continuing to install semi-permanent structures at the Singhu border, mostly for accommodation purposes, several protesters have started sowing a varied range of vegetables, some along the perimeters of the structures. A park, which was recently made by the protesters, is also set to turn into a kitchen garden for the farmers. Volunteers said that more such gardens will be made depending on space. Charanjit Singh, a farmer from Punjab’s Ludhiana district, said: “The park was opened a few days ago. Now several women and children visit the park in the mornings. We have also decided to plant saplings and sow so that we can grow vegetables ourselves for consumption later.”