Garden Series Winding Down

I wouldn't classify this as a lessons learned post in regards to my first charlas but it is moving towards that direction. Tomorrow is the final presentation of the 4 part series and I am going to focus on the cooking side of the family's relationship to a healthy garden.

Last meeting was an absolute blast and we successfully made a "veneno casero" (organic herbacide and pesticide) to combat the problem our seedlings were having with fungus in the soil. The recipe was very simple:

- 4 Heads of mashed fresh garlic
- 10 Liters of water

- Stir it up, put a lid on it, and let it sit for 5 days.

Tomorrow marks the 5th day and the señoras will be applying the veneno casero and then taking their almacigo home with them as a conclusion to the series. I have also working in two gardens of members who signed up to have me come and work with them on whatever needs their garden has.

As a part of this mini-project, I have hosted the presentations at my house and used my garden to exemplify certain methods that I presented. Seen below is a picture of my garden in the beginning phase, just starting the fence. I must admit that this is a bit out of date and promise that I will bring more up to date photos shortly. In my own almacigo I have an assortment of vegetables sprouting. They include:
- Khale
- Pumpkin
- Squash
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Four types of Peppers
- Cucumber
- Onion
- Tomatos (6 Varieties!! Thank you Sarah and Makala!)
- Mint
- Oregano
- Yerba Buena
- Yerba Mate
- Sunflower
- Thyme
- Pidgeon Pea

And anyone that wants to send me seeds...

Nathan H. Forster
4470 La Comena
Paraguay, South America