Page 125 - Climate Compliance

Everyone is increasingly aware that the future effects of climate change will have
a significant impact on small countries such as St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
This means that, projects of this nature, have to be highly adaptive to a changing 125
climate; while also being examples of farming techniques that mitigate the effects
of climate change. For this reason, the gardens:

• Will be created within a system of polyculture, where a diverse array of
species will be planted and inter mingled in order to create a system that
provides a greater resilience to environmental shocks like droughts or flash

floods.

• As part of the training, a large emphasis will be put on using organic and
sustainable techniques to grow crops.

This means that vegetable beds will be constructed in a way so there is no need
for tilling the soil, as done in conventional farming. With lasagna beds, the

project will keep the carbon in the soil and not in the atmosphere. The gardens
will also have efficient water collection and water recycling systems to secure
water supply all year round.

Families will also gather a deeper insight in how to grow food without using
chemical pollutants, which are both costly to the families as well as to the
environment. Instead families will be encouraged to use their kitchen waste
together with browns and greens around their house to produce organic compost.