Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home. 

An FAO microgarden project participant tending to a tomato plant growing on the balcony of her house in the La Valle neighborhood, above Caracas. 

A view of the poorer neighborhoods in the hills above Caracas. Many people here participate in the microgarden project. The programme is expanding and microgardeners are helping by passing on skills t 

Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home. 

Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home. 

A supervisor of 40 families involved in the FAO microgarden project paying a visit to a participant's house in the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas, to check on the progress of the garden and a 

A supervisor of 40 families involved in the FAO microgarden project paying a visit to a participant's house in the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas, to check on the progress of the garden and a 

A microgarden project participant stirring the water underneath the lettuce seedlings. This action, done regularly, oxygenates the water keeping the seedlings growing. Within 28 days the lettuce will 

A microgarden project participant pruning a basil plant. The participants are taught to plant natural insect repelling plants, such as basil, parsley and spearmint, next to the vegetable crops. 

Students at the Maria Taberoa Elementary School tending to the vegetable microgarden. The school has taken part in the project teaching the children about gardening and, by eating the resulting produc 

A microgarden project participant pruning a basil plant. The participants are taught to plant natural insect repelling plants, such as basil, parsley and spearmint, next to the vegetable crops. 

A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence. 

A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence. 

Students at the Maria Taberoa Elementary School tending to the vegetable microgarden. The school has taken part in the project teaching the children about gardening and, by eating the resulting produc 

Two young men outside their home, a typical house in the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas. 

Children of the Maria Taberoa Elementary School learning about microgardening. The school has taken part in the project teaching the children about gardening and, by eating the resulting produce, help 

Daily life in the hillside neighborhoods above Caracas. 

An urban garden cooperative member cultivating the lettuce beds. In the background city highrises can be seen of downtown Caracas. 

A participant in the FAO microgarden project giving the important nutrient solution to the vegetables. The solution is essential for the continued growth of the garden. 

A participant in the FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. Basil is seen growing with onions, beets and leafy greens, as it acts as a natural pest repellent. The vegetables are grown in a mi