Dr Frans Indongo Primary School Veggietunnel Project

REPORT

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT

2 years ago Dr. Frans Indongo School was identified as in need of help and support to both grow food and educate the school learners on how to do it. This need came because the school children were receiving food that lacked vegetables. A project was then started with just one veggietunnel that grow very little vegetables as a phase one and start of gardening for the school. For the past two year the school has grown successfully 4 vegetables mainly spinach, beetroots, onions, carrots with the efforts of the agriculture teacher and also the learner.

PHASE 2

Recently an extra veggietunnel was sponsored to the school by the Faanbergh Wickler Projects and also a fruit garden. These all in the effort to help the school to grow its own fruits and vegetable for the soup kitchen that the school is running. A total investment of N$ 35 000 was the cost of the garden, this included, fruit trees, seeds, fertilizer, compost, planting soil, labour, veggietunnel, pesticides, and training.

THE ROAD SO FAR

The new veggietunnel was implemented and planted with the assistance of Emmanuel, the supervision of teachers and the effort of school learners that were eager to plant their garden and water it. The fruit trees have also been planted. The seeds that were planted were: Carrots, beetroots, Spinach, Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower. Fruit Trees were: Oranges, Apricot, Lemon and Grape Fruits. Onto this the school is currently having mango trees and guava that are forming part of these other trees that were recently planted.

THE ROAD AHEAD

The garden will continue on with the following arrangements:

The two agriculture teacher will supervise the watering and caring of the garden during school days. An extra member of the community has been identified and will undergo training as well to be able to look after the garden during none school days.

Emmanuel will continue on training and monitoring the school garden under the supervision of the teachers.

A schedule of activities has been planted for the school with the learners that are doing agriculture as from grade 7. These learners will have activities days twice a week that will comprise of the following:

Pest Control
Harvesting
Watering
Seedling Production
Growing Fruit Trees
Growing Herbs
Making Compost

Identifying Problems and Challenges around the garden

This school project is ongoing

Report by
Horticulture Consultant