So people don't think they can grow vegetables themselves or they think that growing cabbage is more difficult than raising sheep. But now things are changing very quickly, and the Erdenbulgan community has demonstrated this. An isolated region Erdenbulgan is an isolated village with a population of about 3,000, located about 650 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar. No formal roads lead to Erdenbulgan and access is by rough track through forested and mountainous terrain. Electricity is only available at certain hours on certain days, and water for every household must be carried from the river.
Food is mostly limited to locally produced meat, milk products and flour.
The Bah ' Faith came to Erdenbulgan in 1994, when a young student who had become a Bah ' at college in Ulaanbaatar returned to her home and told her family about the Faith. Many others in Erdenbulgan soon embraced it, attracted to its progressive social principles, its harmony with the region's Buddhist heritage, and its emphasis on unity. By 1995, a local Bah ' governing council had been elected and, presently, there are about 100 Bah ' s, including children, in the village. In deciding to create a vegetable garden, the Erdenbulgan Bah ' community started from the premise that they must undertake activities that contribute to and serve the wider community. In May 1995, the community began to talk about undertaking some sort of local social and economic development project, coming up with a list of possibilities that included establishing a bread bakery, erecting a cultural center, sponsoring English classes and starting a vegetable garden.