Why a Booktrail?
How important is rice in your life? Where and how does it grow? Find out in Bali…
Rice is Life
What you need to know before your trail
In many parts of the world, rice is an important food, crop and its harvesting employs many thousands of people who work in the most difficult conditions to cultivate this plant.
If you have ever wondered just how the rice grows and what is involved in growing the food, then this story takes you on a journey of discovery as you are transported to the paddy fields to see exactly where the little grains originate.
The story of rice is the story of many Balinese people.
Travel Guide
Rice is such a common yet essential part of our diet that many of us, adults or children, may never have considered how it grows and arrives on our plates.
Rice is indeed life for many people who work in the paddy fields, grow and nuture the crop, take part in the harvesting of it, and the months of hard work involved before it even gets to market
The wildlife that also lives in and amongst the fields or the ‘saweh’ is as varied and interesting as yo u might imagine – for this is a world we see little of in the West and it’s a fascinating insight into the journey of those little white grains
At the end of the harvest, the farmers give thanks to the goddess of rice for a successful crop. for the people of Bali, life is all about rice – their livelihood, identity as well as their main diet.
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