It\u2019s early in the morning when children begin to arrive at school \u2013 too early, in fact, for class. They aren’t going to the main building, however, but to the large field behind their schoolroom. Here, neat rows of green sprout from the tilled soil. Dew still clings to a few shoots, not yet baked away by the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dozens of small hands move carefully between leaves and vines, plucking weeds and picking any radishes, cucumbers and other vegetables that are ready to be picked. The children beam with pride \u2013 this is their garden, carefully grown and tended in their schoolyard, and at lunchtime, this harvest will fill their bellies.<\/p>\n\n\n