REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
INCREASE YOUR FOODPRINT!!
Earthworm Ecostore brings you an introductory workshop
on organic home gardening in collaboration with
Vanastree, Sirsi.
Date: 6th June 2010.(Sunday)
Time 10.00am- 12.00 pm
Venue: Earthworm Eco store, Green Valley, Alto Porvorim.
The workshop will include:
� Introduction to growing a kitchen/home garden using local
seeds and vegetables
� Soil health and fertility
� Composting
� Exploring how to optimize your garden � using the
Earthworm garden as a reference
� Display of appropriate tools that a home gardener needs
� Screening of a 15 minute film titled �Home Grown Revolution�
on how one family produce tons of food in an urban garden
This is an ideal workshop for those who want to start a home
garden this monsoon, or to maximize their home produce or
just indulge in great garden talk!
The workshop will be facilitated by Sunita Rao, a forest home
gardener in Sirsi. She is a member of Kalpavriksh Pune, and the
Founder Trustee of Vanastree, a collective dedicated to
promoting forest garden biodiversity and food security through
the conservation of traditional seeds.
Vanastree produces organic products like Kokum nectar and
Jaggery and promotes open pollinated, indigenous seeds for
planting purposes. These are stocked at Earthworm eco store!
Sale of Vanastree�s open pollinated seeds, EM II solution,
vermicompost etc.
Registration Fees: Rs. 100/- . There will be limited seats.
Do confirm your participation by email at
Do spread the word,
the idea is to get many to grow their own food........
