Tayseer Abu Dan was so sick of looking for work in the Gaza strip that he decided to become self-reliant by turning his rooftop into a lush, organic vegetable garden.
Tayseer Abu Dan was so sick of looking for work in the Gaza strip that he decided to become self-reliant by turning his rooftop into a lush, organic vegetable garden.
Tayseer Abu Dan was so sick of looking for work in the Gaza strip that he decided to become self-reliant by turning his rooftop into a lush, organic vegetable garden.
Virtually every inch of his roof in the town of Khan Younis is now covered with earth-filled containers from which grow tomatoes, celery, broad beans and more.
Abu Dan says he makes a living by selling the produce at the local market and has plenty left over to feed his 15-strong family.
"It (the garden) provides all our home needs," he says after a round of watering and pruning on Saturday (March 6).
"I grow vegetables whether it is summer or winter season," he adds.
------ SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic) "Due to the lack of economic and social conditions and the lack of capabilities necessary for any of the projects in this country, I went to use the roof of the house for cultivation in order to benefit from it and provide for my family." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic) "It (the garden) provides all our home needs.
I grow vegetables whether it is summer or winter season."