Do It Yourself(DIY) method of food productionBy Phuti Ragophala South Africa

IntroductionTeaching and learning is not about ordinary teaching but about equipping learners with the survival skills that will help them in case of unfavourable circumstances that can emerge in their live.This is one of the Sustainable Development Goals prescribed by UNESCO. In this presentation I will display how to combat poverty, fight illiteracy, maintain good health and well being, fight climate change, support life on land , responsible consumption and production and partnership with other structures for realistic goals.As such I am going to share with you on how to produce your own food using natural and recycled material and how to sustain and replicate the method.

Our school greening project• One of the school project that serves a s

laboratory• Tool to relieve hunger and feed other

nearby orphanages centres• Tool to employ unemployed parents• Tool to fight climate global change• Tool to inspire future farmers, food

scientists, pharmacists and bio technicians

• Tool to protect small animals

How it made impact sustainable and replicated

• Unemployed parents renders service and in turn get stipend monthly

• Put food on their tables at home• They acquire farming skills• Less vandalism• Ownership of school by parents and learners• Unemployed youth deliver cow dung manure and get

stipend to support themselves in educational needs• Inspigophala/760red many of our learners to become

farmers• Lessened climate global change and added more Clean

and aromatic atmosphere in the schoolyard• Forest of food• http://docs.com/phuti-ragophala/7601/pulamadibogo

Partnership with NGO’S and teamwork spirit amongst educators

How one of the former students got inspired by the project

How unemployed parents benefited

The step 1 : prepare the ground like this

Step 2:Cover the ground with dry grass(mulching)

Planting various vegetables and herbs

Use left over food, dead grass, dead leaves of trees and cow dung to make compost and manure, put it under the ground, cover the space with mulch and plant seeds or seedlings. Watering once a week, maintaining the garden by taking out weeds and put them back under the ground to make compost until ready to harvest

Teaching people about the project

Harvesting time

Words of encouragement

KEEP ON MOVING!ONE DAY YOU WILL REACH YOUR DESTINATION!!

Thank youAcknowledgement goes to my colleques, Support staff members, SGB, learners, parents,Food and Trees for Africa, University of Limpopo, Sister departments, ABSA, local business people and many more