Worth Reading: Kashmir’s Lotus Stems Rise Again | A Story Worth Sharing

Worth Reading: Kashmir’s Lotus Stems Rise Again | A Story Worth Sharing

Why this story matters: This uplifting update focuses on solutions rather than problems — and that’s worth paying attention to. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to farms food, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Waterline is an ongoing series that explores the solutions making rivers, waterways and ocean food chains healthier. It is funded by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation. Would you like to read more good news about Farms Food , Local Food , Food Security , Farming , India , and Climate Change ? I n Kashmir, where apple orchards often dominate conversations about climate-driven crop losses, a quieter agricultural shift is unfolding in the wetlands of this Himalayan region. Farmers are reviving nadur , or lotus stem, a crop that once sustained families across the region and nearly disappeared under pollution, floods and erratic weather. What is bringing it back is not a program or new technology, but farmers working with water…