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October 30, 2013
On Wednesday October 30th, we held an induction workshop at the Capotillo Education Center in Ensanche Capotillo, north of Santo Domingo.
Thirty people, including students, teachers, staff, parents and two invited guests from the local community took part in the EcoHuertos Induction workshop.
The high-spirited group was enthusiastic with their questions, comments and desire to participate. They had the group dynamics to create a garden and were asking the right questions, such as: What is a garden? Why do we want one? What do we have and what do we need to create one? How should we organize ourselves so that it will be a sustainable garden?
As is the custom in our Induction Workshops, we gave every participant the “How to Make a School Garden” manual and explained its content and how to use it. We introduced ideas on various types of gardens that can be planted, what types of plants to cultivate and to take care of them, among other things.
Finally, they organized individual and group commitments among themselves on how to proceed in creating their school garden in the future.
Santo Domingo, January 24, 2014
On Tuesday January 28th, GFDD’s EcoHuertos program will be launching its new series of workshops with a training session on basic cultivation practices. This will be held at the Fray Ramon Pane School in Santo Domingo. A total of three new courses have been added to the program that will help build capacity and train students, teachers and parents on topics such as basic garden maintenance, organic composting and pollinators and pests. The training sessions will serve to complement the induction, garden building and seed conservation workshops that are already in place and provide second stage gardens with the necessary tools for the development of self-sustaining systems.
GFDD’s EcoHuertos Program Brings Year to-a-close with Creation of 8 New School and Community Gardens
Santo Domingo, December 12, 2013
On December 11th, the EcoHuertos Program, which seeks to support sustainable garden creation in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, successfully concluded a series of induction workshops, culminating in the establishment of 8 new fruit and vegetable garden systems.
October 29, 2013
October 19, 2013
