In 2004 we set out on a 'padayatra' to learn more about how to tackle the determinants of health - walking to all the 25 villages we work in. What emerged was the need for a farming intervention - and would promote health. Though farmers were reluctant to take up organic farming, 4 of them ventured after 2 years of talking. Seeing that they could also make a profit - the number grew gradually - from 4 to 15 to 45 and then grew exponentially