From 11 acres to 26: this Muktsar farmer turned his land to triple his income

What's even more interesting is that Sandhu allows customers to pick fresh fruits and vegetables from plants at his farm. (Express Photo)Balwinder Sandhu dropped out of convent education after matriculation due to a paucity of money given his family circumstances and started traditional wheat and paddy farming on his family land. Later, he began shifting to horticultural crops, starting with just two acres in 2010-11. The 51-year-old farmer at Sukhna Ablu village in Muktsar Sahib district today owns 26 acres, of which he transformed around 20 acres into a diversified organic farm “Preet Agro Nature Way Farm”, producing nearly 35 to 40 varieties of fruits, spices and a similar range of seasonal vegetables. “I started with just two acres of horticulture by shifting from wheat and paddy in 20