… is in great demand, especially at small markets. This is also a test run to see which products are accepted and how.
The aim is to find ‘fans’ for the organic products, who can also be supplied directly by the co-operative in future.
In future, products will also be sold via the website www.solusisters.org.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for supporting this important project.
Enthusiastic …
… we are all delighted with the success of the first tree nursery. As there had never been a tree nursery of this kind before, it was an experiment and also a risk. But the grafted trees are developing well and soon fruit will also be available on the family farms. This will enrich the children’s diet in particular.
In the future, these fruit trees can also be sold and thus generate income for the women of the co-operative.
We are delighted and would like to thank Schoeck Family Foundation for supporting this project.
in Ghunsa is exemplary run by the farm manager. The mixed crops are now cultivated largely independently, new seeds are constantly being trialled and plants grown.
An essential part of this is also the use of the compost toilets and thus the perfect compost.
Many thanks to Schoeck Family Foundation for supporting the initiative.
… per village who can produce enough and want to market it together were selected. They receive intensive support to help them get started in marketing.
Until now, they have only sold individually in the village or perhaps once at a local market. Doing this together is a completely new form for the women and we hope that they will be able to generate more income together in the future.
Many thanks to the Schöck Familienstiftung, which makes the operation of the model farms and the support possible, and to Fair Styria, which supports the project for marketing.
… from the model farm in Kunikhop. The fence is finished and protects the vegetable fields from the hungry bears, which in this area mainly prey on the maize fields but also pass by the vegetables.
The women continue to receive training in the field and in theory on how best to prepare the different types of vegetables and grow them in the field.
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for supporting this project.
… the high-yielding kiwis on the model farm in Chyangsar. The original structure was too weak. With hard wood and ‘feet’ treated according to old methods, the new scaffolding should be able to hold the abundant harvest well.
Many thanks to the team for finding a good solution and to the co-operative for their work. We are proud of the independent solutions that are gradually emerging.
… a piece of land was added to the model farm in Merangding. Most of the grafted fruit trees come from Ghunsa, and the resulting wood can be used for fencing and other work on the model farm.
We are delighted with the village about the first mixed orchard and hope that it will flourish
Many thanks to the Schöck Family Foundation for their generous financial support.
… fruit trees are now also being grafted at the Ghunsa tree nursery. Almonds, apples and walnut trees are grafted onto local rootstocks. This is completely new for the women, it doesn’t always work, but the first successes can be celebrated.
The trees for the new orchard in Mergangding have already been provided by Ghunsa.
Many thanks to the Schoeck Family Foundation and the private sponsors who made this possible.
… for a good harvest are in full swing in Chyangsar. Some new PGS farmers are getting the plastic for the greenhouse, the compost is being spread, the last winter vegetables are being harvested and, above all, a new kiwi construction should provide good support for the abundant harvest in the coming years.
Many thanks to our farm manager and the team for their great work and to Schoeck Family Foundation, whose support makes these activities possible.
… in Nepal can be seen, among other things, in heavy rainfall at times when it should have been dry for a long time. This not only makes harvesting much more difficult, our Food Festival was also significantly affected. Nevertheless, it took place and a further 60 women were certified as organic farmers in Kunikhop. During the ceremony, the men cooked for everyone and the rain stopped just in time for the food distribution.
We would like to congratulate and thank the Schoeck Family Foundation for supporting this project.
