… of the agricultural year is always the “food festival”. Here in Merangding, many new certificates were again distributed for the successful completion of the PGS organic vegetable growing training programme. A total of 180 of the approximately 240 women from the 4 villages are now certified. This should not only increase food security, but also prevent the use of non-biodegradable fertilisers and pesticides.
We would like to thank the Schoeck Family Foundation for their financial support.
… the developments on the model farm could be admired and the next steps discussed. The women reported on what they had learnt and where they faced challenges.
However, they are increasingly able to take care of these themselves and find good solutions.
Many thanks to the Schoeck Family Foundation for the financial support in the villages.
… or Farmers Field School certification is taken very seriously. The women’s knowledge is lovingly prepared and tested in all villages after the annual training programme. Insects have to be identified, their benefits or harm and how to deal with them known.
Fortunately, everyone passed and will receive their certificate ? – congratulations.
Many thanks to @schöck for their support in making these programmes possible.
… have been achieved by these two women in Ghunsa.
Once they grew grapes in the greenhouse and harvested over 40 kg. A great addition to the menu. In the meantime, the cuttings are already being sold.
Great results have also been achieved with the compost from the composting toilet. Some of the women are still “reluctant”, but the great harvest will convince them ?
Many thanks to Fair Styria for the compost toilets and to the Schöck Family Foundation for supporting the women farmers.
… is one of the principles of the Farmers Field School. During the training, the women record everything on the model farm in detail to see what leads to good results, what needs to be paid attention to, what does not work.
The women, who can write well, write down quantities, times and which seeds were used.
This intensive support is made possible by the support of the Schoeck Family Foundation
… the women in Ghunsa can now produce themselves with their composting toilets. However, correct use is an important prerequisite, so in addition to training, there is also a poster to “look up” for each toilet ? .
After use, liquid can be used immediately, solid can be used for agriculture after 6 months of proper composting.
One of our women in Ghunsa has been doing this since we tested the first prototype and already has fertile compost. So the others can learn from her too.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for funding the toilets.
… are now also available in Merangding. Through the ongoing training (unfortunately still without furniture in the training hall), the women learn step by step what is necessary for this.
The children are often there too and grow into the diversity of organic vegetable cultivation at an early age.
Many thanks especially to Schoeck-Family-Foundation for making the operation of the model farm possible and to Fair Styria for setting it up in the last few years.
… is learning a lot about permaculture theoretically and practically at Hasera. She is from Chyangsar, has been with us on scholarship since 2016 and has successfully completed grade 11 and 12 in Sallerie, as well as an agricultural college. She is doing her internship with our permaculture expert Hasera and an organic farm that produces for sale.
She is having a lot of fun and we are looking forward to her being able to use her knowledge in the villages.
Many thanks to our patrons who accompany the girls through their support over many years. Many thanks also to Hasera for providing a training place.
… is now also the training hall in Merangding. Unfortunately, the funding already promised by the government for the interior fittings and installations has not come. But with our combined efforts, a solution will be found.
Things are going well in the greenhouse and in the fields and the compost toilet is also ready.
Many thanks to the Schoeck Family Foundation, whose support ensures the operation of the model farm.
… from the training sessions for the use of compost toilets is now being put into practice. One is also being built on the model farm to demonstrate everything. The material is distributed and the families will now finalise their compost toilets.
We are happy that compost can be produced for the gardens.
Many thanks to Fair Styria for supporting this sustainable initiative.
