Grafting lesson
Trees for the Future
Diversification of Farmland
Farmers diversify the products they grow in their Forest Gardens. During this phase, farmers plant higher-value vegetables, fruit, nut, and timber trees. They also learn increasingly advanced skills and techniques that will help them manage their Forest Gardens more effectively and sustainably, such as fruit tree grafting, advanced composting, and marketing of crops.
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Farmers need to follow training modules very strictly to ensure success of their FG
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Training materials can be downloaded on our Forest Garden Training Center (training.trees.org), which allows users to become a certified FG Practitioner. In 2019, this information will be developed into an mobile app, allowing trainers to access materials offline.
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In the field, farmers are in constant contact with their technician/other farmers. They are given farmer workbooks to guide them and to take notes and draw pictures in.
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Crop diversification gives farmers more nutritious foods for them and their families, and;
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Farmers now have products they can sell at markets to boost income to either save or invest in their FG