Michelle writes: I grew up in North Dakota, and farming is part of my heritage. I find it fascinating how the peoples of the world feed themselves.
Here in Nepal, one sees terraced slopes everywhere. These, in late March, are still brown from winter...
...but slopes are greener in the lower elevations.
In Central and South America, they call it "The Three Sisters": corn, beans, and squash. Above is a field of corn and beans. I love the diversity of vegetation on the mountainside.
Now, before the rains begin, people start planting. This woman is getting an early start in her small backyard garden, scooping water from a bucket, nurturing her seedlings.
Even the flat land is bermed into beds. This one may be for rice.
Some of the harvested wheat is placed on the roadway for threshing. Pramila said this isn't a common practice because the quality of the wheat is diminished.
This is prime agricultural land outside Lumbini. Notice the mile marker in the foreground and the combine in the background. It was easy riding a bike here because it was flat and there was little traffic.
Some of the cattle here have an attitude! This darker breed walk with their necks arched and noses in the air. They are territorial. We watched one walk right up and start ramming others with her head to lay claim to a watering hole.
This cow, neighbor to the yoga center, loves leftover chapatis. Complete with the tika on the forehead, she is a sacred cow.
For the night, she is led into a ground level room in the home.
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