June 1st was Arbor Day in Laos. The district celebrated by planting a couple hundred trees on a plot of land set aside for the agriculture department. The festivities involved speeches, snacks and a time when everyone attending could plant a tree. Holes were pre-dug in the field with a tree next to each hole.
The MCC office donated 40 fruit trees and the district also requested 70 Moringa seedlings from us. June is the perfect time of the year to plant trees as the nightly rains make watering unnecessary. We still have just over 100 trees to get rid of before we leave. (The seed must have multiplied or something!)
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