Our first stop for the week was an overnight stay at Navdanya, an organic farm and seed bank started by Dr. Vandana Shiva. It was just outside of Dehradun, so we headed there straight from the Haridwar train station. We learned a little bit about the seed bank, but mostly we just had ourselves a campfire that night and did some weeding.
Next stop, rural India! We went to a rural village of the Gujjar people, a Muslim community also near Dehradun. We learned the ABCs with the kids, tried to teach them duck, duck, goose (to no avail, because a very steep language barrier) and had lunch together. It was really beautiful out in the village, but I am happy to come home to my laptop and indoor plumbing.
Next stop, rural India! We went to a rural village of the Gujjar people, a Muslim community also near Dehradun. We learned the ABCs with the kids, tried to teach them duck, duck, goose (to no avail, because a very steep language barrier) and had lunch together. It was really beautiful out in the village, but I am happy to come home to my laptop and indoor plumbing.
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