Reydi Moreta
La Zurza, June 8th, 2016
In collaboration with the Programa Familias en Desarrollo of Fundación para el Saneamiento Ambiental de la Zurza (FUNDSAZURZA), Ecohuertos, a Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) program, organized a day of creation of home gardens in la Zurza. On June 5th, gardens were created in the households of Anabel Ferreras and Rafael Garcia; Placido Herrera and Hilaria de la Cruz; Simon Martinez de la Rosa and Andrea Martinez; Adelaida Martinez; and Maria Luisa García.
The gardening also received help from community members such as Yanet Herrera, Director of FUNDSAZURZA’s Programa Familias en Desarrollo; Julio Cesar Reyes, in charge of Culture and Risk Management; Ruddy Severino, Director of Centro Educativo Jardín del Saber; and more than 15 children from the school and community.
After the success of the garden in the family home of Ramón Bueno Rodriguez, the EcoHuertos program continues the work on creating organic gardens with families members of Programa Familias en Desarrollo.
On June 5th, a total of 28 participants helped plant tomato seedlings, chard, baby spinach and common spinach, basil, eggplant, leek, lettuce, peppers and spread onion, eggplant, and Roman lettuce seeds.
For the creation of the home gardens, packaging is collected from homes and in the community with the purpose of reusing and recycling them.
About EcoHuertos
The program seeks to support the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, as well as support, through hands-on workshops, the areas of natural sciences contained in the educational curriculum. The program also generates awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, achieving a greater appreciation for and receptiveness toward the consumption of vegetables.
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