Seeds of Survival: Success Story
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If you are walking in the mountains near the Himalayan peaks, coming across a young man with a huge basket of carrots and some cauliflower is not expected. It happened! So where did all the vegetables come from? Were they local? How could a vegetable garden flourish here? Ask a few questions and you get a good answer which helps restore your faith in humanity!
Every day Kep Chhiring walks mountain paths with a day's harvest of vegetables to sell. He grows them himself, carries them to the towm market, and walks back home with his family's income in hand. |
| Five years ago no one was growing vegetables in his village, nor for that matter in the other villages in Rasuwa District where USC Nepal is now working. USC has drawn on years of experience and success with sustainable agriculture and vegetable gardening in other areas to launch a program in Kep's community. By organizing agricultural workshops with the people of Rasuwa, USC Nepal has been able to provide training in many remote communities. (To learn more about USC in Nepal in "Jottings" - article by Kate Green, Officer for Seeds of Survival, click here. )
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