Jackky Bhagnani, Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Shilpa Shetty have a passion for sustainable living.

The pandemic was a major turning point for the human race as it brought the collective focus back on the fundamental questions about the planet’s health, climate change, and food choices. During these times, many of us applied ourselves to exploring how we could be healthier, and celebrities were no exception. Many of them experimented with new recipes, growing kitchen gardens for homegrown produce. Some celebrities proudly grow their own fruits and vegetables at home.

Jackky Bhagnani

The power couple, Jackky Bhagnani and his wife, Rakul Preet Singh, are quite passionate about fitness, health and good food.  While researching modern agricultural practices, Jackky was shocked to discover the extent to which pesticides have seeped into our food chain.

This led to him embracing sustainable living as well as cultivating a kitchen garden from scratch on his terrace. He grows a multitude of vegetables, herbs, and fruits on his terrace now and swears by the health benefits, nutrition and taste that he is able to enjoy now. All thanks to the homegrown organic produce. He also swears by the therapeutic nature of gardening, which has now led him to ideate some ways in which the local farmers can be supported. Now, he is appealing to fans to start the kitchen gardens on their own balconies or backyards.

Juhi Chawla

The elegant actress Juhi Chawla's passion for gardening was also kindled during the quarantine, and now she often shares snapshots of her kitchen garden on her social media.

She proudly shares pictures of her abundant harvest of various vegetables and herbs, including coriander, fenugreek, and tomatoes. She had also spent a considerable amount of time farming at her Wada (Palghar) residency, and also invited farmers to the farm on the chemical-free soil. Also, she is a very passionate environmentalist and plants trees wherever possible.

Shilpa Shetty Kundra

The actress-turned-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty is a fitness icon who also shares her culinary and gardening exploits on social media.

Multiple videos showcasing her organic kitchen garden are surfacing on the internet. In these videos, the actress grows fruits and vegetables such as lemons, lettuce, bell peppers, brinjals and avocados. She has also started hydroponic (growing plants in nutrient-rich water instead of soil). The actress deeply believes in growing her own food in order to boost her own health and wellness.

 Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff is known to gift his favourite spider plant to friends, colleagues and acquaintances and is also devoted to his organic farm at Chandkhed (a village located between Mumbai and Pune), where he nurtures over twenty-one varieties of rice, various plants, trees, and herbs.

His social media initiative, 'Ped Lagao Bhidu,' encourages his fans and followers to engage in various tree plantation initiatives. He has a terrace kitchen garden and, as a great cook, loves making wholesome recipes from its produce. As a true gardening enthusiast, he also deeply understands the scientific names of the plants as well as their medicinal properties.  He has also been reading books about heritage farming.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s balcony and terrace garden photos reveal her love for nature. She grows various fruits and vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, in her kitchen garden. The actress has also initiated a #GrowWithMe challenge.

This was truly initiated to encourage fans to start their own gardening initiatives as well as grow their own food. She is quite deeply knowledgeable about cooking and gardening and often shares some valuable tips on nursing healthy saplings, seed selection, sowing techniques, and transplanting seedlings. The actress has currently switched to a plant-based diet and endorses clean, local produce.