Animal and Seed Improvement Foundation
The excursion bus carrying chirpy students stopped in front of the farm's wide gate. As the students rushed into the farm, their teacher followed them. It was as green as a garden from heaven. The trees, the birdsong, the fountains were dazzling… The students soon began to call out to each other with shouts of joy. Everyone was showing what they saw to the other:
-Look at those lambs! How beautiful they are.
-Look at the horses! How cute are the colts next to him neighing.
Meanwhile, their teacher greeted the farm official across them. The excitement of the children also pleased the official:
-Guys! … There are calves further ahead. There are bulls…
-Hey … Hurray… While walking through the greenery, both the teacher and the children began to ask one after the other:
-Is this farm just for animals? What's going on with those big cylindrical towers up ahead? Whose farm is this? The official smiled and began to explain:
-This farm belongs to no one. A foundation…
-Foundation?
-Yes, animals and seeds are being improved on this farm. That is, the healthiest animals around us are selected and bought. Here they are taken into care and protection and their reproduction is ensured. Thus, it is ensured that animals such as sheep, cows and horses, which have been improved, continue their generations in a healthy way. The big cylinders you see ahead are also warehouses. It is full of wheat, barley, oats, chickpeas and lentils. All are top quality seeds. These are stored in these silos.
The teacher asked:
-Is this foundation newly established?
You may be surprised, but it was founded exactly seven centuries ago in Sivas. Khattab bin Mehmed Efendi founded it.
-When we said foundation, we always thought it was an old work. So, such modern farms can also be foundations, right?
-Yes, Mrs. Hodja… This beautiful farm, the fat animals you see, and the solid seeds stored in the silos in the future show how rich our foundation tradition is…