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WOW Farm withers: Grand promises and idle land

May 20, 2025 2 mins read
WOW Farm withers: Grand promises and idle land

Bushes are growing wild, fences are falling apart, and machinery lies unused. Except for two greenhouses still in use by nearby cattle farm workers, the once-ambitious Wobthang Organic Wonders (WOW) farm in Bumthang now stands abandoned—its future as unclear as its overgrown fields.

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