Anush Mkrtchyan is a Yerevan-based journalist with Hetq Media Factory.
Blacksmiths in the northern Armenian city of Gyumri may have their craftsmanship honored with an inscription on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December. But unlike many fading traditions in the Caucasus, this trade is thriving.
In a village school near Yerevan, the curriculum includes the life lessons of selling food that was grown and processed on site.