India Fall Update: October 2007

Agriculture and Nutrition Project :

Ongoing Quinoa Project, Quinoa leaves and grain prevent disease

We continue our ongoing growing projects of Quinoa within the Tibetan community.  His Holiness the Dalai Lama has encouraged the increase of availability of hearty green vegetables within the Tibetan refugee settlement camps, as there is such a problem with malaria and illnesses associated with nutritional deficiencies.

Quinoa is a South American grain that has more protein than any other. It is also the fastest cooking grain. Each Quinoa plant grows up to 6 feet high and is abundant in rich nutritious green leaves, with 23 grams of protein per 100 grams. Quinoa is also rich in other nutrients that support the circulatory, liver, and immune system. The combination of the grain and the green leaves makes for a very nutritious package.

The pilots we have done thus far have been successful. Now we are stepping up our program and working directly in collaboration with the Tibetan Government in Exile in India and have expanded the project into 12 Tibetan settlement camps.

You can make a difference . Donate the money to purchase Quinoa. When you write a check, it is tax deductible. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We carry the seed with us to India to insure its freshness. The excess baggage fee is $140 per duffle bag. Each bag will accommodate 70 pounds of Quinoa seeds/grain.