A volunteer in Verin Getashen, Armenia, plays for his friend Vartan as he tends the fire for "puran gartofile" an Armenian specialty in the fall during the potato harvest. Potatoes are slow-cooked in a fire made from compacted cow manure and...
agriculture; food and meals; host community friends
At the end of the day during the fall potato harvest in Armenia, families like to enjoy potatoes slowly cooked over a fire made of compacted cow manure and straw, called "puran gartofile."
A Volunteer in Verin Getashen, Armenia, plays for his friend Vartan as he tends the fire for "puran gartofile" an Armenian specialty in the fall during the potato harvest. Potatoes are slow-cooked in a fire made from compacted cow manure and...
Vardges and Takuhi live in the mountains above Yeghegnadzor, Armenia from May to October to bring their cows, sheep and bees to greener pastures. They live in the village Gladzor the remaining months.
Proshaberd a fortress that crowns a rocky peak near Spitakavor, a monastery in Armenia. Arman drove my mother to the site, while my brother and good friend hiked the road. They all came to visit my in May, 2011.
Ruzan Khachatryan smiles while talking to her brother about their memories of their father. The two were visiting their father's grave in the village Agarakadzor in Armenia, it was the 10th anniversary of his death.