Thursday, August 8, 2013

JOIN US FOR AN INNOVATIVE WORKSHOP ON "SQUARE FOOT GARDENING (SFG)" AT PUNE ON 18 AUG 2013.

Grow your own vegetables...anytime of the year!
Anywhere: on the farm, your terrace, balcony, patio or garden…
ü  Effortless method (any one from a child to an adult can do it)…
ü  Organic and environmentally friendly...
ü  Don’t need to have any prior experience in agriculture or gardening...
Date: 18 Aug 2013
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue: Indradhanushya Paryavaran Kendra (near Mhatre Bridge, Pune)
Contribution: Rs. 700/- per person. (Payable on the day of the workshop at the above venue).
ü  Note: We have limited seats, so kindly register by Friday, 9th Aug 2013.

ü  Contact Person: Mr. Meher Gadekar (Mob. 9921331158).

WORKSHOP DETAILS
Resource Person: Mr. Anil Kapur (Bangalore)
MORNING SESSION
ü  8 am to 8:45 am – Registration & Breakfast
ü  8:45 to 9:15 am – Orientation
ü  9:15 am - Film: An Introduction to SFG, by the creator Mel Bartholomew.
ü  10:00 am to 12:30 pm – Hands-on Session:
Topics covered:
ü  Kinds of tools required
ü  How to mix and put the soil
ü  How to plant & sow
ü  How to transplant & shift
ü  Watering
ü  How to start a nursery
ü  Protecting – covering with various kinds of nets, cages and boards
ü  Vertical Farming
Lunch
ü  12:30 to 1:30 pm
AFTERNOON SESSION
ü  1:30 pm to 4:30 pm - Hands-on session:
Topics covered:
ü  Kinds of boxes one can use and its practical usage
ü  What vegetables to grow in which season
ü  Caring for seeds
ü  Harvesting
ü  Caring for individual plants
ü  Film: How to make a ‘vertical frame’
ü  Pest Control
ü  Compost
ü  Question & answers
CONCLUDING SESSION
ü  4:30 pm to 5:00 pm - Snacks & Goodbyes..


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