A gift of a garden grows health:
Gardens are a major key to improving nutrition and eliminating hunger for rural Cambodian families. Many families traditionally subsisted on rice, without the knowledge, seed or irrigation needed to grow alternative crops. The addition of vegetables give the children and families much-needed vitamins and minerals to improve and sustain health.
The dry season can make gardening difficult - but with irrigation ponds, gardens can be cultivated year-round. The families are taught how to raise cucumbers, sweet potatoes, peanuts, tomatoes, squash, greens and other alternative crops. The gardens not only provide needed nutrition, but the families can sell vegetables at the market, generating critical income. And it all starts from your gift of a garden! |
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