The CISNA (boys) orphanage in Soypango, El Salvador has recently engaged in a new Horticulture Project. Orphan Helpers strives to instill useful vocational training in each orphan to contribute to later success in their lives. This project offered useful training in horticulture.
The project was initiated with the selection of the land to create the nursery. For selection of the land, Engineer Mario Castro and executor of the plantation, Ricardo Antonio Ticas were consulted. Once the land was decided upon, Engineer Mario Castro directly supervised ten young boys from the orphanage. The ten boys that participated in the gardening project were orphans Genaro Lara, Jonathan Cruz, Jose Simon Duran, David Acajabon, Kony Orellana, Armando, Brayan Caceres, Manuel Alfonso, Julio Ayala, and Franklin Tomasino.
With the collaboration of Engineer Mario Castro and Ricardo Antonio Ticas providing a wealth of theoretical and practical advice, these boys tended to a variety of different crops including cucumber, broccoli, cilantro, cabbage, beans, green chile, tomatoes, cauliflower, corn and eggplant. The boys worked together following the varying processes for each crop. They now look forward to seeing the result of their hard work, and fulfilling the complete achievements of the project by finalizing and harvesting all the crops!
The planting and harvesting process has been helpful in teaching the boys scheduling and planning skills, good work ethic and team work. In addition, teaching the boys how to plant and harvest has provided them with a self sustainable skill that can be used to provide food for themselves and their families later in life.
Tags: garden, harvest, horticulture, land, seed
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