Family farming blossoms in the mountains of Venezuela 

Family farming blossoms in the mountains of Venezuela 

Family farming blossoms in the mountains of Venezuela 

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 

VENEZUELA 2003. An FAO microgarden project participant tending to a tomato plant growing on the balcony of her house in the La Valle neighborhood, above Caracas. 

VENEZUELA 2003. 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. 

VENEZUELA 2003. A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence. 

VENEZUELA 2003. A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence. 

VENEZUELA 2003. An urban garden cooperative worker aerating the soil of a lettuce bed. 

VENEZUELA 2003. An urban garden cooperative worker aerating the soil of a lettuce bed. 

A participant in the microgarden project that has taken root in the poorer neighborhoods within the hills of Caracas, eating a dish with lettuce and tomatoes harvested from the garden, seen to the lef 

VENEZUELA 2003. Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home. 

VENEZUELA 2003. An urban garden cooperative member cultivating the lettuce beds. In the background city highrises can be seen of downtown Caracas. 

VENEZUELA 2003. Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home. 

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. 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 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 

VENEZUELA 2003. A worker with a wheelbarrow helping in the construction of vegetable garden containers in an urban garden center launched by FAO and the Venezuelan Government.