Introduction

For most Indian families, the kitchen is more than a room. It is where mornings begin, conversations happen over chai, recipes travel from one generation to another, and some of life’s most familiar decisions are made.

Yet, somewhere between the farm and the kitchen, that relationship with food has evolved.

For Yogesh Tyagi, founder of Gyros Organic Farm, the answer lies in restoring that connection.

Born and raised in a village in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, Yogesh grew up watching food being prepared close to its source. Oil was pressed at home, grains were local, and harvest season brought entire communities together. Years later, after building a successful career in education, that memory became the foundation for a much larger purpose: making naturally produced, traditionally prepared food accessible to Indian families while creating stronger livelihoods for the people who grow it.

Bringing the Farm Back to the Family Kitchen

Gyros Organic Farm began in August 2022 with a simple philosophy: food should retain its connection with the land, the farmer, and the traditional process through which it was created.

The journey began with oils. Rather than building a conventional large-scale factory, Yogesh and his team went back to the stone chakki method of extraction. They studied the traditional process, travelled to Tamil Nadu, and eventually developed a slow extraction model using a stone machine operating at 12 RPM.

The first range included Black Mustard Oil, Yellow Mustard Oil, Groundnut Oil, White Sesame Oil, and Coconut Oil.

For a family using these products every day, the difference is not merely about what sits on a kitchen shelf. It is about knowing where that bottle came from, who produced it, and how closely the finished product remains connected to its source.

That philosophy eventually expanded to include traditionally made ghee, hand-ground spices, and unprocessed jaggery, creating a growing ecosystem of products designed to bring natural food closer to everyday Indian households.

A Kitchen Story That Begins With the Farmer

What makes Gyros particularly distinctive is that its story does not end with the consumer.

The company has created a micro-unit model in which small extraction facilities are established closer to farming communities. Instead of concentrating production in one large factory, Gyros works with capable farmers, provides training and operational guidance, and enables them to become owner-operators of these units.

Today, the company operates six micro-units across regions including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.

The model creates an important bridge between two ends of the food ecosystem. Families receive products made in small batches, while farmers gain an opportunity to generate income throughout the year from their own land and regional resources.

As Yogesh puts it, “We don’t buy seeds from farmers. We make them business partners.”

That single shift changes the meaning of a supply chain. The farmer is no longer simply a supplier in the journey from farm to kitchen; the farmer becomes an integral part of the business itself.

Empowering Women, One Village at a Time

Perhaps one of the most compelling examples of Gyros’ impact comes from Bijouli village in Uttar Pradesh.

Here, 30 women, led by Sanno Sachan, care for their own cows and buffaloes and participate in a local milk collection and ghee-making ecosystem. Milk is collected twice a day, while ghee is prepared traditionally in small batches.

The village now has a milk capacity of 600 liters. The women receive fairer earnings and work from their own homes, creating an economic opportunity that fits naturally into their existing lives.

For the families purchasing Gyros ghee, this creates another layer of meaning. A jar of ghee represents not just a food product, but a chain of livelihoods stretching from a household in Bijouli to a household in an Indian city.

The process itself reflects the company’s philosophy. The ghee takes approximately 28 hours from milk collection to completion, with every batch prepared carefully and traditionally.

Creating a More Connected Food Ecosystem

Gyros’ wider vision is also shaped by people who understand agriculture from the ground up.

Aakash, who comes from an agricultural family, joined the journey with experience in organic and integrated farming and deep relationships within farming communities. His role helped strengthen the bridge between agricultural practices and the consumer kitchen.

Together, the team is building a system that makes the journey of food from seed to shelf understandable.

That transparency matters to modern Indian families. Consumers increasingly want to know what they are bringing home, while farmers are looking for meaningful ways to build sustainable livelihoods around agriculture.

Gyros sits at the intersection of those two aspirations.

More Than Food on the Dining Table

The larger transformation Gyros is pursuing is perhaps best understood through the idea of everyday choices.

A bottle of oil is used in a family meal. Ghee becomes part of a traditional recipe. Spices bring a familiar dish to life. Each product becomes part of routines that are repeated across thousands of Indian homes.

Gyros is attempting to make those routines more connected to the people and processes behind them.

Its name itself reflects this philosophy. Inspired by the gyroscope, the brand represents the idea of returning to one’s center. For Yogesh, that center is purity, tradition, and a closer relationship between the farm and the family kitchen.

Building the Future by Returning to the Roots

For Yogesh, the ambition extends well beyond building a successful food brand. The long-term vision is for naturally produced, traditionally made food to become a larger part of Indian kitchens, while establishing rigorous quality benchmarks across all products.

But perhaps the most meaningful measure of Gyros’ journey is simpler.

A farmer earns throughout the year. A rural woman is building an income from her own home. A family knows more about the food on its dining table. A traditional process finding its place in a modern kitchen.

That is where Gyros Organic Farm’s transformation becomes visible.

It is not simply about changing what Indian families buy. It is about strengthening the relationship between the person who grows, the person who makes, and the family that brings it home.

And in doing so, Gyros is building a food ecosystem where every bottle, jar, and packet carries a story that begins much closer to home.

-By Muskan Dengra