Chinese Raised Gardens

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on March 1, 1981
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Private raised gardens—these outside of Guangzhou—put food on the table and can provide extra income at the free markets. Beds are shaped to fit the available space.
Private raised gardens—these outside of Guangzhou—put food on the table and can provide extra income at the free markets. Beds are shaped to fit the available space.
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Very little is wasted in China. Here, sweet potato tops are ground up for pig fodder.
Very little is wasted in China. Here, sweet potato tops are ground up for pig fodder.
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Even among the monoliths of the
Even among the monoliths of the "Forest of Stones," small garden plots help feed the population.
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Because the beds are never walked upon, the soil stays loose and productive, while the surrounding paths are weed-free.
Because the beds are never walked upon, the soil stays loose and productive, while the surrounding paths are weed-free.
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This woman is on her way to a Sunday free market held in a village outside of Kumming.
This woman is on her way to a Sunday free market held in a village outside of Kumming.
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A Chinese
A Chinese "fast food" outlet.
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Private raised gardens—these outside of Guangzhou—put food on the table and can provide extra income at the free markets. Beds are shaped to fit the available space.
Private raised gardens—these outside of Guangzhou—put food on the table and can provide extra income at the free markets. Beds are shaped to fit the available space.

Feeding China’s one billion people isn’t an easy task,
and feeding them well (as participants on MOTHER EARTH NEWS’ tour to
that country last fall discovered is generally the case)
seems little short of a miracle! And even though the
nation’s current administration deserves much of the credit

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