Gorkha, March 14 -- A community school in ward 6 of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality in Gorkha district has been serving freshly grown mushrooms as part of its mid-day meals, and students are actively involved in the farming process.

Himalaya Secondary School has been offering mushroom-based meals to its more than 100 students, from kindergarten to grade five, every other day. Headmaster Ramchandra Bhattarai said the students enjoy the mushroom curry, which provides them with important nutrients.

As part of the local unit's policy to promote mushroom farming in community schools, the school has been producing mushrooms by installing 60 growbags. "We serve mushroom-based meals every alternate day and the students find them quite tasty," ...