A teacher couple Narendra Chauhan and Sushma Chauhan at Government Primary School in Vayadpur village in Dabhoi taluka have been providing unique nutritional recipes for the last 20 years. They grow all the vegetables on the premises of the school. All the recipes are cooked with the motive of providing nutrition through seasonal vegetables. So far, approximately 11,000 kg worth Rs. 3.30 lakh vegetables were grown and were served to children in their meals. They also delivered the vegetables to the children who could not attend school due to COVID-19. Recalling the time two decades ago, Narendra Chauhan said that the school had a lot of empty space and he realized that this space can be utilized to grow a Nutri-garden. Since the initiation of this Nutri-garden they have been providing mid-day meals to the students. Over the period of time, with the help of donors and villagers, the Nutri-garden has been updated for b

Author-Dr.Aishwarya Nair