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Co-operative series: A village garden co-operative – Part 6
HOST: Things had happened so quickly, the villagers could hardly believe that a whole year had passed since Maria first suggested starting a co-operative in the village. Now, the Sunshine Garden Co-operative was going strong. A wagon full of fresh onions was on its way to the city market. Nawat was chosen to go to…
Co-operative series: A village garden co-operative – Part 5
Summary of “A Village Garden Co-operative – Parts 1 and 2,” from Package 22: The people in a village faced another year of hunger because their crops failed once again. The soil was exhausted. Rain had swept away the topsoil on the hillside, and winds had blown the land dry. One villager, Maria, thought the…
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Save and edit this resource as a Word document From Guatemala: Elder tree leaves fertilize soil HOST: In the Department of San Marcos in Guatemala, farmers fertilize the soil with leaves from elder trees. The elder tree (Sambucus nigra) is a traditional tree of the uplands. The people of San Marcos say the leaves…
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Save and edit this resource as a Word document A: Protect your fruit from bats and thieves HOST: Do you have a problem with bats in your fruit trees? In Thailand, bats fly into trees at night and feed on the ripe fruit. Farmers solve this problem by scaring the bats away. They do…
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Save and edit this resource as a Word document A: Disease control using compost extracts By Daniel Oloo Otieno, Agricultural Coordinator, INADES-Formation, Kenya HOST: Compost extracts can be used to protect crops from plant fungal diseases. Mix thoroughly decomposed, one-month-old compost with water at a ratio between 1:5 and 1:8. Allow it to ferment for…
Grow your own vegetable seedlings
HOST: If you are going to plant vegetable seedlings in your garden, it is wise to have your own vegetable nursery to produce good seedlings. Growing your own seedlings takes time. However, a well-prepared, carefully-managed seedbed will give you strong, healthy plants. If you raise more seedlings than you need, you can give the rest…
Dona Panchita—successful farmer
HOST: This is the story of Doña Francisca Cabral, known affectionately to her friends as Doña Panchita, of San José de los Arroyos in Paraguay. For 55 years she has dedicated her life to her farm. Doña Panchita didn’t grow up on a farm. Her life as a farmer started at age 20 when, newly…
Soil Conservation on Don Maximo Escobar’s Farm
Two years ago Don Maximo Escobar, a farmer from Pata Galana, Guatemala, began to farm an abandoned plot of land on a very steep hillside. He had several goals. He hoped to farm the land using almost no dangerous chemical fertilizers or pesticides. He wanted to prevent or limit soil erosion but he knew that…
Colostrum makes young animals strong and healthy
HOST: Human babies need the special milk their mothers produce in the first days after giving birth. Babies need this milk because it is nutritious, and because it helps to protect them from disease. Like babies, newborn animals also need the special first milk their mothers produce. Many animals produce the special first milk, called…
Co-operative series: A village garden co-operative – Part 4
Script 4 – The co-operative begins HOST: News of the community garden co-op spread throughout the village like wildfire. There was a larger crowd at the next co-op meeting. Not everyone was sure that they wanted to participate, but almost everyone was curious to know more about it. Maria called for quiet and started the…