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The Ark of Taste

The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods which is maintained and coordinated by the international Slow Food movement based in Bra, Italy. The Ark, like the Biblical Noah’s Ark, is designed to preserve at-risk foods … Continue reading

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Carrot Rice with Caramelized Onions and Cashew nuts

Ingredients: Carrots- 2 Onions- 3 (2 chopped finely and 1 into rings) Rice- 250 Gms Oil- 2 tbsp Water- 400 ml Prep: • Wash the carrots and onions. • Grate the carrots finely and chop the onions finely and into … Continue reading

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Stir-fried Potatoes with Green beans and Bacon

Ingredients: Potatoes- 350 Gms (Boiled and peeled) Beans- 250 Gms (Trimmed and blanched) Bacon- 100 Gms (Sliced into long strips and fried) Salt- 1tsp Pepper corns- 1 tsp (Grounded) Oil- 4tbsp Prep: • Wash the potatoes and boil them in … Continue reading

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The Kid’s Kitchen – Chapter II

The second edition of the Kid’s Kitchen Initiative – The Mawphlang Chapter, unfolded on 9th August 2014. On this day, the 11 boys of William Lewis Boys’ Home at Mawphlang who took part in the first class held on the … Continue reading

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Reviewing Livelihoods and Farming Practices

On August 7th 2014, NESFAS in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation) and the Agriculture Department, Government of Meghalaya, organized a field visit to Mawphlang, a village in the East … Continue reading

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Sohliya Gets a School Garden

On 31st July, the children of Seng Kynthei Pres LP School of Raid Iapngar, Sohliya, Ri Bhoi District inaugurated their first ever School Garden. NESFAS Associate Trainee, Michael Shadap accompanied by three interns from the Social Work department, Women’s College, … Continue reading

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