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The local non-government organisation Hand2Earth has partnered with the prisons in the implementation of a farmland restoration project led by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Conservation Fund. And three months after its implementation, the NGO said the 1.5 acre farm is already producing vegetables for inmates at the correctional facility.
Thirty-four farmers from Coulls Hill, Troumaca, Rose Bank, Belmont and Petit Bordel have received advanced training in Vetiver Systems Technology (VST) to enable them to utilise vetiver grass for erosion control, land conservation and soil regeneration. Three workshops took place from June 13 – August 16, each five days in duration, the most recent at Belle Isle Correctional Facility. [caption id="attachment 157457" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Graduates from Second Workshop in Vetiver Systems …