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Since last week everywhere covered with deep snow in Mongolia

 Since last week everywhere covered with deep snow in Mongolia. Glittering white snow, clear fresh air, sun and little chill are the images of Mongolian winter ;therefore, sometimes cold breeze is being scared to everyone. Local old herdsmen say this winter could be the coldest in Mongolia has seen in the last 70 years. Most […]

2011 harvest

Local communities, organization which are being helped to grow their own vegetables by Source of Steppe Nomads NGO, picked up their harvest successfully on Saturday, 1. October in 2011. Since, last year pupils have helped to pick up the harvest. Their experience how to pick up harvest without damaging them, are improving Furthermore, they were […]

Hip hip hourrray

Last week, our NGO took part in a green project competition including all the seven soums of Bayan-Ulgii province. 50 organizations (1KGs, schools …), 60 families and 7 NGOs exhibited their harvest in Ulgii (1province capital).          We prepared salads and showed the growing process that takes place from seed to vegetable. And “Source […]

Sogog`s marvel (1lous vegetables)

Sogog`s marvel (1lous vegetables) Yes, it IS a watermelon. The apple tree – now 1m high. And YES, they are GREEN PEPPERS. It`s Sogog`s first bell pepper plant.  

Green Project contest – Big celebration!

On Saturday, Ulaanhus soum`s annual Green project contest took place again. Several community members gathered to have a look at the several green projects of 25 community gardeners and 6 organizations in the villages of Ulaanhus soum.  Among the supporters of the green projects in this region are our NGO and ADRA NGO.     […]

This year`s first big harvest

 The weather is cooling down, especially in the areas located on a higher altitude in the Altai mountains. (1In UB, there even fell a tiny bit of snow already.) That`s why the school, kindergarten and clinic of Sagsai and Dayan (1the coldest areas where we are running green projects) harvested their vegetables. There are loads […]

Green news from Khizil-Kharin, Sagsai and Sogog

The cucumbers in Sogog and Khizil-Kharin keep on growing fast and steadily, so that the jarring of cucumbers has become a regular event.         We took a look underground at the potatoes in Sagsai:

Vegetable jarring workshop for the cooks of Ulaanhus kindergarten

Last week, a workshop on vegetable jarring was held for the cooks of Ulaanhus kindergarten as it is the kindergarten`s first growing season. During the workshop   Sagsai`s jarred cucumbers       The cooks jarring cucumbers on their own after the workshop   This year, apart from the cucumbers, the kindergartens are also growing […]

Children are helping to water the green projects

Some of the communities` children are helping to water the trees and vegetables of the school and kindergarten during their summer vacation.   Khizil-Kharin Sogog kindergarten`s cucumbers     After three months, Kulshash came back to Sogog to control the green project of the kindergarten. Her workers and the workers of our NGO who helped […]

The new trees keep on growing very well

 The trees planted this year keep on growing very well, thanks to the gardeners who are watering them twice a day, depending on the weather. School children are also helping to water the trees during their summer vacation after they had helped to plant them in May. In the future, this area will be a […]