{"id":126,"date":"2018-11-14T05:40:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T05:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walihaider.dx.am\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2020-01-20T11:20:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T11:20:38","slug":"rooftop-garden-practicing-seed-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?page_id=126","title":{"rendered":"Practicing Seed Sovereignty!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> <strong><em>Roof Garden Karachi, Vegetable Garden, Multan and Trial Farms &#8211; Multan and Haripur<\/em><\/strong> <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0003-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"560\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=560\" class=\"wp-image-560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0003-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0003-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Wheat Harvest Haripur Trail Farm 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180821-WA0005-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"854\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=854\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180821-WA0005-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180821-WA0005-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180821-WA0005.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption> <br><br><strong><em>Karela (Bitter melon)<\/em><\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180821-WA0004-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"853\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=853\" class=\"wp-image-853\"\/><figcaption> <br><em><strong>Karela (Bitter melon) Seeds<\/strong><\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0009-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"852\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=852\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0009-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0009.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong>Dried sarsoon (mustard) seeds! When the plant dries out completely seeds will be collected for the next season.<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0006-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"851\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=851\" class=\"wp-image-851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0006-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0006-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180221-WA0006.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong>Gajar (carrots) and Wheat seed growing side by side! Other seeds growing include sarson, baigan (brinjal), mirchi and podina.<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"846\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=846\" class=\"wp-image-846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0307-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0307-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0307-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0397.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"847\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=847\" class=\"wp-image-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0397-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong>Occra (bhindi) seeds from Peshawar, KPK.<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0100.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"848\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=848\" class=\"wp-image-848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0100.jpg 320w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0100-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption><strong> <br>Mustard (Sarsson) seeds ready to re plantation obtained from roof garden February 2018<\/strong><br> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0106.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"849\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=849\" class=\"wp-image-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0106.jpg 320w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_0106-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Tori Seeds ready for re plantation obtained from Roof Garden<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0085-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"844\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=844\" class=\"wp-image-844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0085-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0085-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0085-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0085.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Potatoes! Seeds were obtained from the market in Karachi and grown under traditional methods to obtain a crop.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0066-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"843\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=843\" class=\"wp-image-843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0066-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0066-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0066-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0066.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Growing tori for seeds. Seeds obtained from farmers in Khairpur.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0058-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"842\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=842\" class=\"wp-image-842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0058-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0058-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0058-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0058.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><br>Sabut lal mirch (red chillies)<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0053-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"841\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=841\" class=\"wp-image-841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0053.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Growing mint (podina)!<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0300.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"845\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=845\" class=\"wp-image-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0300.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/DSC_0300-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong>Hari mirch (green pepper) seeds from from Karachi market. They were dried to obtain seeds, and then sown to get seeds for the next season.<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NIKON-CORPORATION_NIKON-D3100_35784192-35791682_000-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"855\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=855\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NIKON-CORPORATION_NIKON-D3100_35784192-35791682_000-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NIKON-CORPORATION_NIKON-D3100_35784192-35791682_000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NIKON-CORPORATION_NIKON-D3100_35784192-35791682_000-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NIKON-CORPORATION_NIKON-D3100_35784192-35791682_000.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br><strong>Traditionally produced pototoes and palak: from the garden to the kitchen!<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180203-WA0004-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"850\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=850\" class=\"wp-image-850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180203-WA0004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180203-WA0004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180203-WA0004-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG-20180203-WA0004-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Sarsoon seeds from Ghotiki and Multan being grown. This is the third year that the seed has been used in the roof garden. The traditional methods being used in the roof garden are attracting small insects, especially bees! To our delight the bees are choti makhi \u2013 which is becoming so rare now due to chemical farming methods.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0004-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"562\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=562\" class=\"wp-image-562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0004.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Tomatoes in the Multan Field Office, Roots for Equity  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0005-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"561\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/?attachment_id=561\" class=\"wp-image-561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0005-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190525-WA0005-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <br>Tomatoes from the Karchi Roof Garden, Roots for Equity, April 2019 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.noblogs.org\/files\/2018\/09\/DSC_0064.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rootsforequity.noblogs.org\/files\/2018\/09\/DSC_0064-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6732\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Barbati Sabzi (Long Beans \u2013 Lubiya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roof Garden Karachi, Vegetable Garden, Multan and Trial Farms &#8211; Multan and Haripur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":859,"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rootsforequity.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}