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Jajarkot
Permaculture Programme (JPP) |
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Resources Available
Seed
Guaranteed
open pollinated, all traditional varieties (unless stated),
suitable to many climatic zones (800-10,000ft).
Vegetables
& Grains :
maize,
millet, amaranthus (red & white), buckwheat, Chenapodium,
pumpkin and other squash, cucumber, chilli, runner bean, fava
bean, aubergine, ladies’ finger, sesame, carrot, and many more
Trees :
*neem (Azadirachta
indica) - extremely valuable as pest control from leaves and
oil. Very short viability, available June-July.
*wild cherry (Prunus ceracoides) - May
*wild pear (Pyrus pashea) - Sept.-Jan.
*wild peach (Prunus persica) - Nov.-Feb.
(the above 3 ideal for root stock)
*Bauhinia purpurea & B.variagata - fodder, edible flowers
*Indian Bead Tree (Melia azadirach)- upland relative of neem:
pest control, timber, bee fodder.
*Sesbania grandiflora - edible flowers, pods, leaves
*Zanthoxylum alatum - high alt., thorny, edible fruit (spicy),
bird fodder.
*Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) - multi-purpose, high
altitude (>1900m) nitrogen fixer; fruit (high vit.C and
medicines), fuel, fodder, bee forage
Green
manures
Sesbania
sesban, S. aculeata, S. rostrata, Crotalaria juncea, C. siamea,
Cassia spp., buckwheat, mustard, tobacco, white clover, etc.
Fodder
Grasses and Border Plants
Comfrey,
Lemon Grass, Napier
Honey
Finest
creamy Chiuri honey; medicinal value . Retail price in Nepal NRs
220/- (US$4) per kg (direct from the JPP)
Neem Oil
The JPP has
stocks of up to 200 litres of neem oil, valuable medicine and pest
control. NRs 225/- per litre. Contact the JPP for details and
orders.
Ethnobotanical products for local health
Colour
poster displaying ailments and plants used for their relief and
cure. Tried & tested in Jajarkot & Surkhet as an educational tool.
Also book with details of over 600 remedies & their preparation
methods for 45 different ailments.
Poster: NRs 80/- Book: NRs 35/-
Available from the JPP
Cloth &
Leather Products
Cloth : -
colours and textures made from cotton, nettle, hemp, angora - send
details and sizes !
Leather : - bags, moneybelts and shoes (send sizes)
Songs from
the JPP
A collection
of eight songs with spoken introductions, about the Homestead,
Environment, Sustainable Agriculture and Development. Written by
JPP farmers and staff, recorded at Radio Nepal, Surkhet. Cost NRs
70/- Contact JPP for orders.
Books &
Posters
One Straw
Revolution
Masanobu Fukuoka
The book on Natural Farming Philosophy and Practice
Available in Hindi and English
Ancient Futures:
Learning From Ladakh
Internationally acclaimed book and video
Video cost: 550/- from the JPP
English version also available on request
Training
Our
trainings emphasize the importance of ecological health and
farmers’ traditional wisdom, as well as combining appropriate new
and/or improved technologies. All trainings are given in Nepali
language.
Seasonal Training
January
Grafting for temperate fruit (until March)
Bamboo propagation from cuttings (until March)
Off-season vegetable production
February
Multi-purpose tree nursery establishment (until April)
Fodder grass nursery establishment (until April)
March
Green manure management (until June)
Beekeeping (until May)
July
Stone grafting for mango production (until September)
Plantation/Agro-forestry design & establishment
Budding for Temperate Fruit Tree Propagation (until Aug.)
Specialized Training
1. Integrated Farming Systems’ Training.
Farms #1, #2, #3 & #4, Jajarkot; Gumi V.D.C. Resource Centre,
Surkhet; Bhatanpur RC, Nepalganj; Sita Paila RC, Kathmandu. For
Farmers’ leaders and grass-roots extension workers. Available to
groups on request.
Topics include: low external input and sustainable
agriculture (LEISA) techniques: use of green manures,
intercropping, planting for diversity, mulching, etc.; minimum
tillage techniques; soil erosion control and soil building
approaches; water conservation and management; nursery
establishment and operation; planting techniques, live fencing;
agroforestry; integrated pest management (IPM); fruit tree
production and care; kitchen gardens; seed saving for vegetables
composting techniques; small farm design.
2. Permaculture Design Course. Nov. 19 - Dec. 2 1999 (Mangsir
3 -16), Gumi V.D.C. Resource Centre, Surkhet.
For Farmers’ leaders and grass-roots extension workers. Duration:
14 days
Course fees are charged, but part exchange for seed, seedlings,
books and educational material will be accepted.
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