Community And Vegetables Grow Side-By-Side In Syrian Refugee Camp Gardens
Some Syrians have found that the difficult work of growing fruits and vegetables in refugee camps brings a sense of home, peace, and of course, adds fresh food to the community.
Fig and pomegranate trees, grapes, carrots, and narcissus flowers are some of the plants that Aveen Ismail like to grow in the Domiz refugee camp in Northern Iraq where they live. That's because these plants remind her of Syria and home.
At first, Ismail did not find the dry land welcoming. But she values greenery and gardening, so she cultivated a small patch of land next to the house her family built in the camp.
In 2015, after seeing her garden, members of a U.K.-based nonprofit called asked Ismail to help them encourage others to garden in the camp.
