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update from Marsha Hanzi
- To: permaculture digest "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: update from Marsha Hanzi
- From: Toby Hemenway <hemenway@jeffnet.org>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:26:50 -0800
- Newsgroups: permaculture
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I have bought a piece of land in the drylands, where I and colleagues are
designing a community/dryland polyculture project. It is deep summer now,
but in March we will be able to start our planting, a cashew-based
agroforest...As of June or so we will be in a position to start receiving
trinees, if all goes according to plan.
The drylands polyculture project is taking off. Last year there were 49
plots. This year there will be 200 ( just waiting for the rains to
come...)Although the focus itself is on the agricultural model per se ( itīs
actually an agroforest model) , in the monthly meeting with the farmers,
many other themes are developed including planning, budgeting, nutrition,
marketing, etc. , with a certificate at the end of the year. As many of
these farmers ar illiterate, this access to professional training is having
a big impact on their lives ( several have revealed themselves to be
excellent teachers of the model and are being trained as "multipliers").
As I am usually on the road these days, if anyone wants to get in contact
with me, he/she can via
mhanzi@yahoo.com
Best wishes to all!
Marsha Hanzi
Instituto de Permacultura da Bahia
Brazil
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