By Janet G Preethy | Project Leader
Our project to support women’s agricultural enterprise has managed to continue despite the pandemic! On October 21, 28 women joined us in a workshop on using organic practices and creating value-added, commercial goods from their produce.
We began by explaining the importance of using organic practices and how it could increase the bounty and nutritiousness of their harvest. We also distributed tomato, brinjal (eggplant) and chile saplings to all attendees to help them get started, along with a detailed explanation of how to nurture them.
Next, we discussed converting their produce into value-added products that would last longer and produce more income than the raw vegetable. Staff encouraged participants to share their own recipes and techniques as we explained how to make jam, juice, and pickles from tomatoes, vathal from brinjal, and chili powder and sauces.
Participants were enthusiastic about what they had learned and were eager to know when we would hold our next workshop. In the meantime, we are developing grant proposals to purchase the food carts and explore online marketing, to help the women market their wares more effectively.
At a time when everyone is struggling, we were so happy to be able to offer these women hope, through the generous donations of our supporters.
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