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The Original Ecocircle® Farming Pty Ltd

has developed a powerful video based training programme.
The Ecocircle® organic growing training package comprising the following

 

 

The Video Set

1

• Why Organic: Environmental effects of conventional farming

• Definition of Organic, Why circles

• Soil health Part I Identification of soil types

• Importance of humus in the soil

• Compost Making, Worm compost making


2

• Rain Water Harvesting

• Benefit/ understanding/creating of  swales,

• The Ecocircle® Method  
(layout, digging, preparation, planting, mulching, maintenance, watering)

• Irrigating the Ecocircle™ system

3

• The use of seedling trays

• Planting & caring for seedlings

• Maximizing production through their use

• Soil Health Part II

• Improving & maintaining soil fertility & health using organic methods

• Crop rotation, Companion Planting

• Importance of Green Manures & Mulching
 

4

 • Herbs & their uses

• Herbs as companions, Herbs as compost  ingredients

• Herbs for general health

• Use of Herbs for natural pest   control/remedies

• Propagation of Herbs

• Pests & Diseases

• Balancing the Eco-system, Ways to   encourage biodiversity

• Identification of problems -

  treating soil & crops organically

• Natural pest controls   (barriers, traps & natural pesticides)
• General planting/growing information

• The Ecocircle™ Planting calendar

• Planting tips direct versus seedlings

• General vegetable crop information

• Fruit crop information

• Recommendations on crop spacing in circles

5

6

• Planning the Ecocircle® growing area

• Irrigation set up information

• Crop planning,


• Record Keeping

• General requirements for organic certification.

languages

The videos and manuals are available in the following languages:
English, N.Sotho,Xhosa, Zulu, Afrikaans, French, Portuguese.

On the basis of popular demand, further language translations
can be arranged.

 

The Manual

 

The consolidated work manual accompanying these videos,
gives extremely detailed and comprehensive information on each
and every subject covered by the set of 6 videos.

These manuals should be kept by each course recipient as a reference manual after completion.

The manuals are designed to be easily read and understood by anyone
from child to mature adult.

The practical implementation of each subject in the video facilitates the comprehension of the manuals; thus avoiding any possible confusion on the part of the participants.
 
When ordering the training package, although the video would be supplied in only
one of the available languages, the flexibility allows
for the manuals to be ordered in any configuration of languages. i.e.

A video set in English, accompanied by a
mixture of manuals to accommodate mixed language groups.

When the inevitable tape fatigue occurs from recurring usage, upon return of the original set of videos, a new set will be supplied at a nominal charge (currently +/- R 150).

Institutions such as schools, orphanages, prisons etc. as well as commercial farming enterprises, can therefore make continuous use of the training programme for new intakes for many years
with little capital replacement cost.

Specialized Ecocircle® Trainers are available for deployment
to sites for back-up mentoring/training.
.

Quotations for above programmes available upon application to :
info@Ecocircle.com
Environmental benefits include
  
Recipient benefits include
Social impact
 

Water saving of +/- 70%
Eliminates Soil erosion
Encourages rain water harvesting
Builds eco-system - biodiversity returns
Heals & builds soil
Eliminates chemical usage

Self reliance
Health improvement & maintenance
Food Security
Skills development
Economic empowerment

Diminishment of feeding programme reliance
Relieves unemployment
Relieves hunger problems
Relieves crime