Cow to Tractor, Not So Easy
When I think of farming, I think of big green tractors, huge plows, giant machines, and massive irrigation systems. I couldn't imagine anyone getting the job done without these machines until I walked 4 hours across rice fields in rural Nepal. As I walked through the farms in Nepal, I felt as if I had stepped into a history book. In one direction, I saw farmers hand planting seeds. In another direction, I saw and then joined a woman swinging a knife to harvest the millet and