It started off with living in nature. Mom grew trees and organic food in our backyard. Growing up, the biggest joy was to be with trees and the forest. 

Ancient grains, jaggery, stone-milling, plant medicine, cooking in terracotta, handchurning ghee, pickling, homemade preserves, jams, have been a way of our life. A legacy which has been passed on from Mom, a lifestyle in sync with nature. 

TARU was conceptualised to share knowledge of Mom's naturopathy knowledge and to empower millions of small scale farmers across India.  

Taru means 'Tree' in Sanskrit, and small-scale farmers' communities are in the network of Mother Nature Tree. 

People, who are a part of TARU foods, are leaves of the Mother Tree, and a part of our beautiful journey. 

Taru Journey

June 2015
Ideation & Farm Visits. Mom coined Taru. Bought 20 kg jaggery block, packed in yellow chart paper. Sold at farmer markets.
May 2016
Registered Sole Proprietor & Unltd Fellow.
October 2016
Started mentorship under Dr Prabhakar Rao, https://www.ssiast.com
February 2017
Bagged first black rice export order for 500 kg, Camellia Punjabi.
December 2019
Bagged 3 National Awards
March 2020
Awarded 15 Women Transforming India, Niti Aayog
June 2020
Started Farm to Table Relief Fund - 126 Tons donated.
May 2021
Launched TARU in Dubai
June 2021
Launched New Packaging
July 2021
Awarded Global UN 50 SMB of UN Food Summit 2021.
February 2022
Launched Taru's New Designed Website
May 2022
Founder Ruchi Jain invited as a Prominent Speaker at the International Climate Conference, Aspen Ideas: Miami 2022.