Drafting the School Garden´s Present and Mapping out Its Future at Liceo de la República de Paraguay

In order to give continuity to the schedule of the EcoHuertos program and follow up on the work done by the students, Cristiana Cruz Minier, Coordinator of the GFDD´s program, visited, on April 28, Liceo de la República de Paraguay’s school garden. The interactive workshop involved 25 high school students accompanied by the Director of the institution, Iris Night, and Manager of the Vegetable Garden, Wilton de la Rosa.

After a tour of the garden,
Cruz Minier through the Dialogic Inquiry Strategy, which consists of questions that encourage responses, comments and other questions from the students, raised the needs of the garden and its future perspectives.

The coordinator confirmed the excellent work done at the school, where students have not only planted and harvested radish, chayote, plantain, banana, taro, cassava, papaya, sweet potato, ginger, beans, tomato and pepper, but also, have often harvested mangoes and have grown a cocoa seedlings to give to the members of the school
community who have requested them.

Looking into the future, they are now planning a cleaning day of an unused area of the school, to condition it and integrate it as part of the garden, as well as building planters for growing aromatic and medicinal plants.

About EcoHuertos
The program seeks to support the creation of organic and sustainable vegetable gardens in schools and communities throughout the Dominican Republic, as
well as support, through hands-on workshops, the areas of natural sciences contained in the educational curriculum. The program also generates awareness of the importance of a balanced diet, achieving a greater appreciation for and receptiveness toward the consumption of vegetables.

Related Links:
www.eco-huertos.org