Students at Maria Taberoa Elementary School giving the important nutrient solution to the microgarden of vegetables. The solution is essential for the continued growth of the garden. The school has ta 

A student and teacher at Maria Taberoa Elementary School giving the important nutrient solution to the microgarden of vegetables. The solution is essential for the continued growth of the garden. The 

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. 

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 

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 

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 watering her vegetables with a nutrient solution that is essential for the continued growth of the garden. For now the government helps subsidize the costly solution 

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 

A participant in the FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. The vegetables are grown in a mixture of rice hulls, peanut shells and clay pellets, held in a shallow plastic-lined tray on legs, 

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 FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. The vegetables are grown in a mixture of rice hulls, peanut shells and clay pellets, held in a shallow plastic-lined tray on legs, 

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 

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. 

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 participant in the FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. The vegetables are grown in a mixture of rice hulls, peanut shells and clay pellets, held in a shallow plastic-lined tray on legs,