Womens Group Communal Garden

(Note: These fotos are from 2006 from the first garden in Fiadanana) The women’s group decided to start a bigger community garden. Some of them had already started small gardens next to their houses as the water became available. This communal garden is located in the new schoolyard and intended to feed the students. It also serves as a test plot where during the training by the agricultural expert new crops like potatoes were introduced. This was a hands-on training program for the new teachers and the community alike.

Womens group & new school building in the background

Planting a new crop in the communal garden

 

Woman watering plants, using the communal water faucet

 

Woman watering plants, green communal water faucet in the background - Watering can for the communal garden

Watering plants using a plastic bag

Planting lesson from agricultural teacher

Girls watering plants