Otra Fe, El Salvador Food Security Project Month of March, 2013 Report of activities carried out in Atehuecia Community: Compassionate God Farming Group Summary: There were three training/sensitisation meetings, and two field visits. There follows the detail of each of these activities: 1. 5 th of March: On this date the Atehuecia farming group met to discuss preparing the fields for the new period of agricultural production that will begin in the month of April with the goal being that the fields would be ready whenever the first rains come, perhaps very early in May. The conversation included the theme of tilling and caring for the land and its significance for today and for the future. Pastor Felix Lino accompanied the meeting. 2. 12 th of March: This meeting took place in Chancuyo with the purpose of organising ourselves so that other persons would not burn their fields, and also to explain to other farmers the damage that is done to the earth when the vegetation left in the soil after the harvest is burned. 3. 22 nd of March: Brother Felix Lino gathered the farming group to continue the work of consciousness raising with the families concerning the use of organic fertilisers making use of local resources such as the organic residuals obtained from their own households. The experience of some members of the group was also shared. These had produced their own fertilisers using the residue from the harvest of the beans, shucked corn cobs, chaff from rice, and manure. 4. 2 nd of March: We organised a get together to make organic fertilisers, using cobs, manure, ashes from the wood-burning stoves, and the remains from the bean harvest. 10 farmers participated in the event. The experience was later reproduced for 5 more families. 5. 16 th of March: On this date we had the great experience of visiting 4 families in the homes and on their fields in order to see and know how the family fertiliser production is making out. Report of activities carried out in Monte El Padre Community, and with the farmers in San Diego hacienda. Generally speaking, the activities in both places have been oriented toward attending to the needs of the farmers (men and women) in their household tasks of looking after their chicken and egg project, principally helping with the reproduction of chicks. We also have been involved in the activities surrounding the search for land to cultivate this year. Preparation of land is already underway. There follows the detail of the principal activities. 1. 14 th of March: Monte El Padre community meeting where we reflected on the condition of the land on the new plots that each of the families have rented or leased for the harvest in 2013, and, in order to preserve the small amount of debris that has been left on the ground, we are mounting a local campaign to explain to the neighboring farmers the damage it does to the ground when it is burned on the field. 2. 20 th of March: Page 1
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Otra Fe, El Salvador Food Security Project Month of March, 2013
Report of activities carried out in Atehuecia Community: Compassionate God Farming Group
Summary: There were three training/sensitisation meetings, and two field visits. There follows the detail of each of these activities:
1. 5th of March:On this date the Atehuecia farming group met to discuss preparing the fields for the new period of agricultural production that will begin in the month of April with the goal being that the fields would be ready whenever the first rains come, perhaps very early in May. The conversation included the theme of tilling and caring for the land and its significance for today and for the future. Pastor Felix Lino accompanied the meeting.
2. 12th of March:This meeting took place in Chancuyo with the purpose of organising ourselves so that other persons would not burn their fields, and also to explain to other farmers the damage that is done to the earth when the vegetation left in the soil after the harvest is burned.
3. 22nd of March:Brother Felix Lino gathered the farming group to continue the work of consciousness raising with the families concerning the use of organic fertilisers making use of local resources such as the organic residuals obtained from their own households. The experience of some members of the group was also shared. These had produced their own fertilisers using the residue from the harvest of the beans, shucked corn cobs, chaff from rice, and manure.
4. 2nd of March:We organised a get together to make organic fertilisers, using cobs, manure, ashes from the wood-burning stoves, and the remains from the bean harvest. 10 farmers participated in the event. The experience was later reproduced for 5 more families.
5. 16th of March:On this date we had the great experience of visiting 4 families in the homes and on their fields in order to see and know how the family fertiliser production is making out.
Report of activities carried out in Monte El Padre Community, and with the farmers in San Diego hacienda.
Generally speaking, the activities in both places have been oriented toward attending to the needs of the farmers (men and women) in their household tasks of looking after their chicken and egg project, principally helping with the reproduction of chicks. We also have been involved in the activities surrounding the search for land to cultivate this year. Preparation of land is already underway.There follows the detail of the principal activities.
1. 14th of March:Monte El Padre community meeting where we reflected on the condition of the land on the new plots that each of the families have rented or leased for the harvest in 2013, and, in order to preserve the small amount of debris that has been left on the ground, we are mounting a local campaign to explain to the neighboring farmers the damage it does to the ground when it is burned on the field.
2. 20th of March:
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In the hacienda San Diego a visit was made to promote soil care when performing the initial tasks of land preparation, mainly recommending that they prevent their land from being damaged by fire caused by other neighboring farmers.Brother Juan Ramón constantly is talking to the farmers about "the soil that produces life." It is important to emphasise the constant participation of men and women in the meetings and activities that have been conducted.
3. 8th of MarchWe performed follow-up visits to poultry houses in order to check the overall health of the chickens and check their nutritional status and egg production. We verified also that compliance with the meal plan has been recommended.As a product of the new meal plan in March there was a daily average of 6 eggs per hen and there was also chicken and mature hens for meat more often than last year.
4. 22nd of March:We performed the first vaccination campaign for adult birds (over 18 weeks) that were near the beginning of producing eggs, and for chickens and small cocks aged from 4 to 17 weeks. That day a total of 125 birds were vaccinated.
5. 23rd of March:The second day of poultry vaccination was conducted on this date and a total of 170 were vaccinated since a vaccination of fowl in the neighborhood was implemented as a precaution to prevent outbreaks of diseases caused by viruses. On both days we had the support of the local team led by Don Armando Sandoval.
PHOTO APPENDIX
The photograph shows the visit to one of the families that have begun to experience the production of organic fertiliser. Although it will not be sufficient for their plot , it will begin to improve the fertility of it this year.Brother José (white shirt and cap) shows the work done so far. Atehuecia Community and agricultural group, Ahuachapán.
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Brother Noah (shirtless) shows the decomposition process that his own compost pile has attained at this date. Don Antonio and Don Julio Quevedo are with him.
Brother Toño (in hat) already had produced compost last year, but this year he is producing double the fertiliser to apply to all his land, on which he grows corn, beans, rice, cassava and some vegetables. Atehuecía agricultural cooperative group.
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