Training Outlines

Home Garden Training Plan

Villages:
Phallang
Sechache
Setua-Majoe
Polateng
Ha Moahloli
Ha Mateketa
Ha Lesala/ Lesia
Ha Seng (need car or horses)

Objectives:
Bring simple trainings to the villagers with practical methods
Inform villages of improved garden practices to increase home vegetable production
Encourage greater diversification and experimentation within the home garden
Bring information to the villagers at the local level with hands-on interactive trainings.
Provide information for local families that will increase home food production and provide potential income generation opportunities.
Soil Fertility, Natural Pest control, Crop rotation, Healthy garden habits

Method:
A day per village will be spent training local villagers on various gardening practices that can improve vegetable garden production.

Time table:
Spend two separate sessions in each village to train farmers; once in September and the second in December.

September Training Time table:
Phallang – Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Sechache – Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Setua-Majoe – Thursday, September 3, 2009
Polateng – Friday, September 4, 2009
Ha Moahloli – Monday, September 7, 2009
Ha Mateketa – Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ha Lesala/Lesia – Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Ha Seng – Thursday, September 10, 2009

September Training Lesson Plan:
Introduce double digging with inclusion of manure, ash, and organic material.
Plant bobatsi seed. (Talk about next training including bobatsi seed collection methods.)
Crop rotation, crop diversification, and companion planting. (Marigolds, onion and garlic chives planted).
Helping plants and purposes.
Helping creatures in the garden.
Construct rock grow boxes and discuss purpose and advantages. (tomato planted)

December Training Time table:
Phallang – Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Sechache – Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Setua-Majoe – Thursday, December 3, 2009
Polateng – Friday, December 4, 2009
Ha Moahloli – Monday, December 7, 2009
Ha Mateketa – Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ha Lesala/Lesia – Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Ha Seng – Thursday, December 10, 2009

December Training Lesson Plan:
Follow-up and further discussion of previous topics covered.
Bobatsi Seed collection method and an eye for the best plants.
Manure teas as aid to soil fertility.
Potato/vegetable storage mounds.
Seed multiplication of cabbage, carrot, peppers, and garlic.