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Building vegetable tunnels in Nepal

Vegetables Go to School Nepal has started to make tunnels for vegetable gardening. Tunnels were prepared at five schools in Dolakha and four schools in Ramechap. The tunnels are made using locally available material like bamboo. Teachers, students and people from the local community participated in building the tunnels.

TOT in Batang!

A successful TOT training was held on 3-5 June 2014 in Batang, Indonesia. More than 50 participants attended the first day of training along with representatives from the Batang Agency for Food Security, representatives from the Agency for Food Security Central Java Province, and representatives from the Agency for Food Security.

Nepal holds inception workshop

Usha Palaniswamy reports on an inception workshop hosted in Nepal to engage project participants in Dolakha and Ramechhap districts. A one-day Vegetables Go to School (VGtS) Inception Workshop was held in Nepal on March 31, 2014. The workshop was organized by the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) in partnership with Department of Education (DoE) and […]

Gueladio and Ray-yu speak in Bhutan

Gueladio Cisse and Ray-yu Yang, two Vegetables Go to School partners, gave seminars to staff from the Bhutan Council for RNR Research of Bhutan (CoRRB) to promote the project and engage local participants. Namgay Wangchuk, Director General for CoRBB, chaired the seminars, which were held on 3 April 2014 at the Migmar Hotel in Thimphu. […]

The Toolshed

Ask for help

Get help from local experts. Farmers, extension agents, nursery owners, and other experienced growers are usually glad to share their knowledge in the planning process and give lessons in the garden to students and staff.

By Maureen Mecozzi November 6, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Where’s the water?

Think about water. In many school gardens, the one resource that is hard to get where you need it is water. Take the time to figure out where you will get it from and how to bring it as close to the garden as possible. Collect rainwater if possible.

By Maureen Mecozzi November 6, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Who’s weeding?

Work out a maintenance plan. This can be the most challenging obstacle to sustaining a garden. Before you build, develop a thorough plan for keeping the garden well-tended — especially when school is out.

By Maureen Mecozzi October 25, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

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By Maureen Mecozzi June 19, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

PM Usha visits Indonesia

from Ratih Rosyiati, Vegetables Go to School partner in Indonesia: Batang (BKP) – Menindaklanjuti kerjasama Badan Ketahanan Pangan (BKP) Kementerian Pertanian dengan Lembaga Riset Sayuran Dunia AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center yang berpusat di Tainan, Taiwan, dilaksanakan kunjungan lapangan serta survey lokasi penerima manfaat kegiatan kerjasama tersebut pada Senin (13/1) hingga Minggu (19/1) oleh Project Manager […]

By Maureen Mecozzi April 2, 2014 0 Comments Read More →

A week-by-week plan of action

The Nepal team has put together a very concise weekly plan to guide its school garden activities in 2014. Take a look — you might get some ideas for your school gardens! Download:

By Maureen Mecozzi April 1, 2014 0 Comments Read More →