At an age when the food one consumes is full of chemicals and toxins, there is a need to adopt and promote natural farming, which provides a healthier option to people, said The Hindu Resident Editor Appaji Reddem. Speaking after releasing the book Prakruti Vyavasayam-Palekar Vidhanam, on the eighth day of the 35^th Vijayawada Book Festival at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation stadium in Vijayawada on Wednesday (January 8), Mr. Appaji Reddem talked about the importance of preserving the ancient methods of farming at a time when there is a shift to natural farming across the world.