Trainingsfarm – Roots for Life

They’re professionals

Tuesday June 2nd, 2020Wednesday May 20th, 2020 rootsforlifeTrainingsfarm

…already, the men and women who build sturdy greenhouses. They have learned how to procure the material, how to measure accurately and how to build good wooden constructions. The old greenhouses had a bamboo construction[…]

When it comes to organic certification

Thursday May 28th, 2020Friday May 22nd, 2020 rootsforlifeTrainingsfarm

…of the private farms of the women in Chyangsar, we decided together with project partner HASERA and the Social Work Institute to go for the “PGS” certification process: The Participatory Guarantee System. PGS is characterized[…]

Even the animals

Monday May 25th, 2020Wednesday May 20th, 2020 rootsforlifeTrainingsfarm

…also love our vegetables in Chyangsar. So it was necessary to surround all the land with a sturdy fence. We were especially pleased that the men are now happy to work with us and only[…]

Organic vegetables

Thursday May 21st, 2020Wednesday May 20th, 2020 rootsforlifeTrainingsfarm

…are not only sustainable and healthy. For the inhabitants of Chyangsar and Ghunsa, organic cultivation has a very important aspect: they do not become dependent on artificial fertilizers, pesticides and hybrid seeds. This means certification[…]

Six new members

Thursday May 7th, 2020Wednesday May 6th, 2020 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…the Women’s Cooperative has gained in the last few months. Word of the success and positive effects of the cooperation between the women is spreading! As soon as our employee Racedi Pathak has completed the[…]

More than 100% increase in yield

Wednesday May 6th, 2020 rootsforlifeTrainingsfarm

…for the 200 apple trees in Chyangsar. Because the autumn pruning and care was successful – almost all 200 trees are in bloom! We are happy, because with this we should harvest plenty of apples[…]

Even before the shutdown

Tuesday April 14th, 2020Thursday April 16th, 2020 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…the first 300 or so washable menstrual pads could be handed over to the representative of the local government in Solududhkunda Kalpana Rai. These will subsequently be distributed free of charge to the girls in[…]

Cress in Nepal

Thursday April 2nd, 2020Thursday April 16th, 2020 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…at least in the village of #Chyangsar since Carola Gosch brought 1 kg of seeds for it and observed a growing cycle together with them. It was continued on the model farm, now the cress[…]

Chronic diseases

Tuesday March 24th, 2020Friday March 27th, 2020 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…is also a big issue for the women in #Chyangsar and #Ghunsa. In a survey and evaluation, the situation in both villages was recorded for the first time. However, we do not know yet whether[…]

The income of women

Tuesday March 10th, 2020Sunday March 8th, 2020 rootsforlifeGhunsa

…is very low, even by Nepalese standards. For them it is often hardly possible to buy the simplest things, like underwear for themselves and their daughters or plastic sheets for the greenhouses. This is why[…]