June 14, 2014
On Saturday June 14, members of the Community Garden from the Fe y Vida Abundante Church Center took a Basic Gardening Course offered by agronomist, Wilkin Encarnación, manager of the National Botanic Garden Seed Bank.
Children, teens and adults from the community took the course. As is characteristic of this community, they participated with a great deal of interest and enthusiasm while learning the basic concepts of managing a vegetable garden.
The length of the course was three hours, during which time students dealt with the following topics: vegetables and their importance, the different varieties of plants, sowing, caring for and harvesting their crops. They also learned about watering, sunlight and soil types as well as no-till farming, nurseries and transplanting.
We visited the vegetable garden and planted carrots and spinach. We looked over the tomato, cilantro and pepper plants. We made a plan to plant eggplant on Sunday.
Congratulations to the members of the Community Garden of the Fe y Vida Abundante Church Center Foundation for the positive results that their Community Garden is yielding so far.
April 2, 2014
As part of the training phase at the centers where we work, the EcoHuertos program has been successfully giving courses on Pollinators and Pests. This course, given by entomologist Ruth Bastardo Landrau, MSc., enable attendees to understand the concept of pollinators and pests, which species carry out those roles, environmental factors that benefit or harm them, the biological and environmental characteristics that allow them to be pollinators or pests and the role they play in a garden or farm.
The following centers took part in the course between January-April:
April 2: Quisqueya School with 28 participants on Wednesday.
Those attending the workshops came with many questions and comments that demonstrated an enormous level of motivation and interest.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds that corresponding to the needs and conditions of each center, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the session, we paid a visit to the garden and the instructor provided pointers on how to best protect them from pests, as well as tips on how to include pollinators that contribute to increasing the harvest.
We are so proud of the Centers that are part of our EcoHuertos Program!
March 21, 2014
As part of the training phase at the centers where we work, the EcoHuertos program has been successfully giving courses on Pollinators and Pests. This course, given by entomologist Ruth Bastardo Landrau, MSc., enable attendees to understand the concept of pollinators and pests, which species carry out those roles, environmental factors that benefit or harm them, the biological and environmental characteristics that allow them to be pollinators or pests and the role they play in a garden or farm.
The following centers took part in the course between January-April:
March 21: Republic of Paraguay School with 23 participants.
Those attending the workshops came with many questions and comments that demonstrated an enormous level of motivation and interest.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds that corresponding to the needs and conditions of each center, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the session, we paid a visit to the garden and the instructor provided pointers on how to best protect them from pests, as well as tips on how to include pollinators that contribute to increasing the harvest.
We are so proud of the Centers that are part of our EcoHuertos Program!
March 14, 2014
As part of the training phase at the centers where we work, the EcoHuertos program has been successfully giving courses on Pollinators and Pests. This course, given by entomologist Ruth Bastardo Landrau, MSc., enable attendees to understand the concept of pollinators and pests, which species carry out those roles, environmental factors that benefit or harm them, the biological and environmental characteristics that allow them to be pollinators or pests and the role they play in a garden or farm.
The following centers took part in the course between January-April:
March 14: Ave María Polytechnic School with 25 participants.
Those attending the workshops came with many questions and comments that demonstrated an enormous level of motivation and interest.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds that corresponding to the needs and conditions of each center, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the session, we paid a visit to the garden and the instructor provided pointers on how to best protect them from pests, as well as tips on how to include pollinators that contribute to increasing the harvest.
We are so proud of the Centers that are part of our EcoHuertos Program!
February 21, 2014
As part of the training phase at the centers where we work, the EcoHuertos program has been successfully giving courses on Pollinators and Pests. This course, given by entomologist Ruth Bastardo Landrau, MSc., enable attendees to understand the concept of pollinators and pests, which species carry out those roles, environmental factors that benefit or harm them, the biological and environmental characteristics that allow them to be pollinators or pests and the role they play in a garden or farm.
The following centers took part in the course between January-April:
February 21: René Descartes School with 31 participants.
Those attending the workshops came with many questions and comments that demonstrated an enormous level of motivation and interest.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds that corresponding to the needs and conditions of each center, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the session, we paid a visit to the garden and the instructor provided pointers on how to best protect them from pests, as well as tips on how to include pollinators that contribute to increasing the harvest.
We are so proud of the Centers that are part of our EcoHuertos Program!
March 19, 2014
The EcoHuertos Program has successfully undertaken a series of courses as part of the training it offers.
The Basic Cultivation Course, given by Agronomy Engineer Wilkin Encarnación, helped attendees understand basic horticultural concepts and answered many questions, such as: What is a garden? What are the different types of gardens? What should be taken into account when growing vegetables? They also looked at what kinds of plants would grow best in the each garden type.
The following centers took part in the course between January-March:
March 19: Loyola School with 109 participants.
Those who attended the workshop participated with a great deal of interest and came with lots of questions, comments and personal anecdotes about their own growing experiences.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds corresponding to the needs and conditions of each garden system, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the course, the instructor paid a visit to the garden, making suggestions on the efficient care of plants, their general appearance and weed control, water and sun needs as well as nutrient requirements.
February 12, 2014
The EcoHuertos Program has successfully undertaken a series of courses as part of the training it offers.
The Basic Cultivation Course, given by Agronomy Engineer Wilkin Encarnación, helped attendees understand basic horticultural concepts and answered many questions, such as: What is a garden? What are the different types of gardens? What should be taken into account when growing vegetables? They also looked at what kinds of plants would grow best in the each garden type.
The following centers took part in the course between January-March:
February 12: Environmental Cleanup Foundation with 14 participants.
Those who attended the workshop participated with a great deal of interest and came with lots of questions, comments and personal anecdotes about their own growing experiences.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds corresponding to the needs and conditions of each garden system, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the course, the instructor paid a visit to the garden, making suggestions on the efficient care of plants, their general appearance and weed control, water and sun needs as well as nutrient requirements.
February 4, 2014
The EcoHuertos Program has successfully undertaken a series of courses as part of the training it offers.
The Basic Cultivation Course, given by Agronomy Engineer Wilkin Encarnación, helped attendees understand basic horticultural concepts and answered many questions, such as: What is a garden? What are the different types of gardens? What should be taken into account when growing vegetables? They also looked at what kinds of plants would grow best in the each garden type.
The following centers took part in the course between January-March:
February 4: Unión Panamericana Secondary School with 21 participants.
Those who attended the workshop participated with a great deal of interest and came with lots of questions, comments and personal anecdotes about their own growing experiences.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds corresponding to the needs and conditions of each garden system, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the course, the instructor paid a visit to the garden, making suggestions on the efficient care of plants, their general appearance and weed control, water and sun needs as well as nutrient requirements.
January 28, 2014
The EcoHuertos Program has successfully undertaken a series of courses as part of the training it offers.
The Basic Cultivation Course, given by Agronomy Engineer Wilkin Encarnación, helped attendees understand basic horticultural concepts and answered many questions, such as: What is a garden? What are the different types of gardens? What should be taken into account when growing vegetables? They also looked at what kinds of plants would grow best in the each garden type.
The following centers took part in the course between January-March:
January 28: Fray Ramón Pané, School with 30 participants.
Those who attended the workshop participated with a great deal of interest and came with lots of questions, comments and personal anecdotes about their own growing experiences.
As part of the follow-up to the gardens already set up, the course ended with a donation of seeds corresponding to the needs and conditions of each garden system, such as: tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, cubanela peppers, leeks, onions, beets, bell peppers, okra, spinach, pumpkin and parsley.
At the end of the course, the instructor paid a visit to the garden, making suggestions on the efficient care of plants, their general appearance and weed control, water and sun needs as well as nutrient requirements.