Nepal food crisis
Hunger in Nepal
The UN recently released a World Food Programme Report announcing what many in Nepal must already know: hunger has reached alarming levels in much of the country, especially the western hills. In the face of such widespread suffering, it seems a bit trivial to celebrate one small experiment like Ajamvari Farm. Yet several weeks ago, [...]
Food and the world
I finished reading Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food today. Pollan effect is great, and it has made me ever more determined to go back home as soon as possible and re-sume (!!!!) what my mind/soul/body is craving–to do gardening/farming. It was heartening to receive an email from Cynthia Watts of Samata School in Jorpati [...]