VENEZUELA 2003. Two young men outside their home, overlooking the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas. 

VENEZUELA 2003. A panoramic view of the hillside town of La Valle, above Caracas. 

VENEZUELA 2003. A view of the hillside town of La Valle, above Caracas. 

VENEZUELA 2003. Daily life in the hillside neighborhoods above Caracas. 

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. 

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 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 

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

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

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

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

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, 

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

VENEZUELA 2003. An urban garden cooperative member bringing new baskets of beets and lettuce to the outlet that sells the produce to the general public.