Son, father farm to feed neighbors during lockdown in India
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November 22, 2020
The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic.
But it became so much more: sustenance for a community, and a great inspiration for Zachariah to make a major change in his life.
A 22-year-old aircraft maintenance engineer living in Dubai, Zachariah was visiting the southwest India state of Kerala for a family wedding when a lockdown was declared. "That's when the whole thing struck me. ... What's going to happen?" he said. "You know, how are we going to feed ourselves?"
Store shelves were emptying and plant nurseries were closed, so Za...
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