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Preserving Local Seeds TrainingSOILS is organizing a training on preserving local seeds to help improve food sovereignty among rural communities in the Jezzine caza, South Lebanon.
Participants will learn about the characteristics of local crop varieties that are adapted to their climate and resistant to diseases, and acquire the ability to select and preserve seeds, in the hope of establishing a seed bank in the region. Click here to find out more Grey / Rain Water Gardening ManualIn collaboration with RE-Alliance, SOILS Permaculture Association Lebanon produced the "Gardening with Grey and Rain Water in Refugee Camps" manual, as part of a Malteser International project in the North West region of Syria, with funding from German Humanitarian Assistance.
We are happy to share an electronic version of this manual with you. Click here to find out more |
Compost Tutorial VideoIn collaboration with the "NGOs are Stronger Together" project by the Rural Development Coalition and the people of Saidoun, SOILS produced a short tutorial video on composting in Arabic (with English subtitles).
The Composting Tutorial video was designed to educate individuals in Lebanese rural areas about the ease of producing compost in one's own backyard. Check it out in the link below and share it. |
Micro-Gardens Manual by SOILSSOILS completed a Micro-Gardens workshop in 6 refugee camps in the Bekaa.
As part of this project, we created an illustrated manual in Arabic to teach refugees how to start their own productive micr-gardens in small spaces and achieve a form of food sufficiency. We are happy to share an electronic version of this manual with you. Click here to find out more |