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Summary

Goal In the beginning of year 2, farmers will reassess their Forest Garden design based on discussion and analysis of lessons learned in the first year of the project. Facilitators will also update and renew the project MoU and Participant Farmer List for year 2. Learning Objectives

1. Review the characteristics and benefits of Forest Gardens.
2. Learn more about structure and layout of a Forest Garden.
3. Understand the benefits of growing fruit trees.
4. Understand the benefits of collectively growing and selling fruit trees.

Venue and Timing This workshop should be held at the lead farmer’s Forest Garden site, where the Module 1: Forest Garden Design workshop was facilitated the first year. Relevant Technical Manual Chapters Before this training event, the facilitator should review and thoroughly understand the following chapters and sections in the Technical Manual:

• Chapter 1: Introduction to the Forest Garden
• Chapter 2: Phased Approach

Preparation

• Determine which months each module (and flexible activities where relevant) are to be facilitated using the table in Activity 4.
• Ask the lead farmer and participant farmers to bring their Forest Garden designs from Module 1 to the workshop. Tell the lead farmer to be prepared to present it to the group.
• Take a photograph of the Lead Farmer’s design from Module 1 and print out 5 copies.
• Review all of the resources from the previous year.
• Update the farmer group MoU for the year, to be signed at the end of the workshop.

Supplies

• Roll of flipchart paper and tape
• Markers of various colors
• 5 copies of the lead farmer’s Forest Garden design from Module 1 (the facilitator can take a photograph of the design on flipchart paper and print out for participants)
• 5 notebooks
• 5 pens
• 2 copies of the Farmer Group MoU for the upcoming year (to be signed by the farmer group attending the workshop)
• Participant Farmer List template
• A small ball

Total Time Approximately 4 hours Handouts in Farmer’s Workbook

• Priority Fruit Trees
• Update Your Own Forest Garden Design

 

Agenda

Opener: Lessons learned ball toss (1 hour)

• Congratulate farmers for completing the first year of training and explain the purpose of the meeting
• Farmers toss a ball and review what they learned in year one
• Review key points not discussed during the ball toss and get feedback on year one activities

Activity 1: What are we growing? (30 mins)

• Why plant fruit trees
• Market opportunities for fruit trees
• Decide which tree the group will grow and sell collectively

Activity 2: Review lead farmer’s Forest Garden design (1 hour)

• Lead farmer presents Forest Garden design created in Module 1
• Form small groups and inspect lead farmer’s field
• Small groups present recommendations for lead farmer’s Forest Garden

Activity 3: Peer review of Forest Garden designs (45 mins)

• Pair and share feedback on Forest Garden designs
• Debrief peer review and discuss year two plans for individual farmers

Activity 4: Plan year two activities (45 mins)

• Discuss year two plans for the group
• Discuss agroforestry technologies in year 2
• Read and discuss Memorandum of Understanding (optional for non-TREES projects)
• Sign Memorandum of Understanding
• Update the Participant Farmer List (PFL)

Take Home Activity 5: Update your Forest Garden designs (15 mins)

• Farmers update Forest Garden designs before the next visit from the facilitator
• Follow-up

What you need to know

Whether you intend to sit the FG Pro certification exam, or lead Seedling Propagation module extension activities, you must be able to answer the following questions to succeed. 

Introduction to the Forest Garden

Phased Approach

Popular Fruit Trees: Propagation and Care

Read the Popular Fruit Trees article to familiarize yourself with some of the more common species of fruit trees.  

Related Facilitation Tools

• Rapid Participatory Assessment