27 June, 2011

Somali Bantu refugees farm for a better life

Somali Bantu refugees farm for a better life: "CATAWBA -- Cucumbers were new to them. So were the orderly rectangular beds, the mesh plant supports, the black plastic and straw mulch to keep the weeds down.
In the beginning, it all looked so ridiculous and strange, especially the flowers. They wondered: Why bother growing something you can't eat?"

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