On July 4th, 2020, the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) held an outdoor event – a day of cultivating vegetable plants at the ZAC Center – organized by our ZAC Youth coordinator – Dr. Armaiti May, along with Marina Batliwalla and her children – Avamehr, Rasha, and Rishad; Armaiti’s mother – Dhun May; Vista – an invitee and Dolly Malva. 

Armaiti brought several varieties of organic and non-GMO tomatoes, along with thyme, mint, chives, cucumbers, bell peppers, kale and a raspberry plant, along with potting soil and larger pots for everyone to transplant the vegetables to give them the opportunity to grow big enough and eventually be planted in the ground-soil, at a later date. The raspberry plant was planted directly in the ground, opposite the Atesh Kadeh, which called for digging a large hole in the soil.

 Everyone enjoyed the time spent outdoors in the fresh air, working their hands and learning how to grow their own food!