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1、Square foot/meter gardening: Micro-production of food and herbs for underserved populations,Dr. Deborah B. Hill Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky,CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITION,Nutritional status has a powerful influence on how infants and children develop. Effects extend to all areas
2、of childrens cognitive, motor and behavioral development. Early good nutrition helps children to grow up to be healthy and productive members of society.,WHAT IS SQUARE FOOT/METER GARDENING?,A simple, unique and versatilesystem that adapts to all levels ofexperience, physical ability, andgeographica
3、l location. Grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in only 20% of the space of a conventional row garden. Saves time, water, work and money.Photo: Bob Zeidler,In the 1970s, an engineer named Mel Bartholomew devised a method of gardening that would enable people to produce enough greens and vegetables du
4、ring the growing season for a family of 4 in one or more 4 x 4 foot garden(s).Illustration: Erick Ingraham,HISTORY OF SQUARE FOOT GARDENING,History,His book, entitled Square Foot Gardening , is the best-selling gardening book of all time. The technique is so simple that everyone says, “I can do that
5、!”,History,In the 1990s, Bartholomew became more interested in spreading the word internationally, and square meter gardening is the result.,Basic Concepts: LOCATION,Pick an area that gets 6-8 hours of sunshine daily. Most plants need this. Stay clear of trees and shrubs where roots and shade may in
6、terfere.,LOCATION,Have it close to the house for convenience and protection. Existing soil is not really important, since you wont be using it. Area around garden should have good drainage,Basic Concepts: COMPOST,Compost is a clean, crumbly, rich, earthy substance you can make to use as your garden
7、soil. Properly made, it has all of the nutrients your plants need.,Basic Concepts: COMPOST,In just about a month (in the summer time) you can make your own compost. Pile up weeds, kitchen waste, barnyard manure (not dog or cat), dry grass clippings, leaves, etc. The greater the variety, the richer t
8、he compost. Dont add fats, meats, dairy or bakery products. Keep mixing in new things, turn the whole pile weekly and keep it moist.,Process Steps: 1 - LAYOUT,Arrange your garden insquares, not rows. Lay it out in 4 foot x 4 foot or 1 meter x 1 meter planting areas.,Process Steps: 2 - BOXES,Build bo
9、xes to hold a new soil mix or compost above ground. Use a solid base on concrete; use newspaper or cardboard as a base on grass or soil. Box sides should be:4 feet x 6 inches or 1 m x 15 cm.,Process Steps: 3 - AISLES,Space boxes 3 feet or 1meter apart to form walking (and working)aisles.,Process Ste
10、ps: 4 - CARE,NEVER WALK ON YOUR GROWING SOIL.Tend your garden from the aisles.,Process Steps: 5 - SOIL,Fill boxes with 100% compostor with a special mix of equalvolumes of coarse vermiculite, peat moss and compost.,Process Steps: 6 - GRID,* Make a 1 foot (16 squares)or a 1/3 meter (9 squares) grid f
11、or the top of each box.A MUST!,Process Steps: 7 - SELECT,Plant a different flower, vegetable,or herb crop in each square, using 1, 4, 9, or 16 plants per square, asappropriate.,Process Steps: 8 - PLANT,Conserve seeds. Plant only a pinch (2 or 3 seeds) per hole. Place transplants in a slight saucer-s
12、haped depression.,Water by hand from a bucket of sun-warmed water.,Process Steps: 9-WATER,Process Steps: 10 - HARVEST,* When you finish harvesting a square,add compost and replant it with a newand different crop. For example, if you started with a root crop (beets), plant a leaf (lettuce) or fruit(t
13、omato) crop next.,Photos: Bob Zeidler,PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS,POA is an international grass-roots exchange program that “partners” states or cities in the U.S. with countries or parts of countries in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. It began in the 1960s during the Kennedy administ
14、ration. Kentucky is partnered with northern Ecuador.,PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS,Programs are designed cooperatively (north and south) in agriculture, health and medicine, education, arts, sports, civics, domestic violence prevention, etc. Agriculture programs in Ecuador and 6 other countries in South
15、America and Central America have been supported by the international Farmer-to-Farmer program over the past several years.,PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS,Northerners usually travel for 10 days to work on projects in the south in cooperation with local people. This is a reasonable time period for busy peop
16、le to get involved in international extension efforts.,BUILDING A SQUARE METER GARDEN WITH SCHOOLCHILDREN,BUILDING SQUARE METER GARDENS WITH VILLAGE PEOPLE,EXTENSION APPLICATIONS,SFG/SMG techniques can be used in almost any situation urban, suburban, rural backyards, patios, balconies. The techniques are basic enough that people with varying levels of ability can still grow some food for themselves. These small gardens can be raised so that people in wheelchairs can still have access.,
