Organic communal gardens in Nicaragua

The last few weeks some of the GVI Phoenix team and local community members in La Thompson, in conjunction, have been building three organic garden beds outside of the school.

The idea is that the community will help maintain the gardens and the compost and when the vegetables have grown they will be used with the food (rice, beans, and tortillas) which is currently being given to the children.

The gardens are an excellent example of the type of sustainable development which GVI aims for: working in conjunction with local community members for the betterment of the community.

A meeting was held in the community to see if there was an interest in building the gardens. Once it was decided that it was a worthwhile idea various community members volunteered their time as well as some basic supplies and tools in order to help complete the project.

Thus far it has been rewarding to see the amount of community involvement, especially bearing in mind that many need to work or look after children, and even though something like a garden may seem small, it will make a big difference in the lives of the children and the future of the community.

Organic communal gardens in Nicaragua