Narrative Description of Project:

Looking at 30/40 years back, our grandparents had never seen pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Yet they produced diversified food (cereals, vegetables, and fruits) for daily consumption. Today the situation is turned upside down, people think they don’t have any option other than using chemical fertilizers and pesticides But, if we truly believe and want to change the paradigm, chemical-less farming is possible. The way of farming without using chemicals and pesticides while promoting healthy behavior is called organic farming. Organic farming works on the principle of integrated farming (integration of livestock and plants together) and recycling of resources. Chemical farming is a method of farming that focuses on increasing production and is sustainable only for a time being, but organic farming is a method of farming that focuses on building up the soil, increasing the soil’s organic matter, improving soil microorganisms, and improving our agro-ecosystem, which in return will help in increasing the aggregate production.

Organic School gardens are a wonderful way to use the school yard as a classroom, reconnect students with the natural world and the true source of their healthy food, and teach them valuable gardening and agriculture concepts and skills that integrate with several subjects, such as math, science, art, health and physical education, and social studies, as well as several educational goals, including personal and social responsibility. Due to the increasing chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides, diseases are increasing in people day by day. Food production is declining due to the outbreak of new diseases and insects. So organic farming can be a way to solve all these. Since it takes time for farmers to understand all these things, there is no doubt that organic farming can be institutionalized if we talk about organic agriculture at the school level. With the use of chemicals and pesticides, soil in many parts of the world is dead (without any microorganisms), diversity is decreasing, and health hazards are increasing. We are looking at more and more news every day related to cancer, heart disease, genetic disorders, and many others, of which the major cause is the food we consume. Therefore, we have supported practical along with theory in 4 schools of Syangja District and 2 schools of Kavre District, which is motivating parents and farmers through students to produce organic-oriented/healthy crops/food.

Description of Actual Services Provided

• Improve students’ knowledge of biological, social, and environmental aspects of organic agriculture.
• Encourage parents, communities, and neighboring schools to adopt organic farming practices.
• Advocate for inclusion of organic farming as an extracurricular subject at the municipal level.