YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL BRIGADE GLOBAL BRIGADES PANAMA INTRODUCTION
Dear Environmental Brigader,
Welcome to Your Environmental Brigade in Panama! This document will introduce you to the Environmental Brigades methodology and is intended to provide an overview of what to expect during your brigade, as well as help you to prepare you for your upcoming Brigade. As you read through this document, you will gain a better understanding of not only your Environmental Brigade, but rural environmental situation in Panama.
Environmental Brigades seek to empower rural communities in Panama to reverse degradation and preserve their environment through sustainable agriculture, waste management, and education programs. We advance this goal by utilizing university students and young professional volunteers to implement sustainable agriculture projects through constructing a farm to be used as an education tool and model for community members to replicate themselves.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Saludos cordiales,
The Environmental Brigades Team in Panama
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents I. BACKGROUND EnvironmentalIntroduction………………………………………………………….. Brigades Introduction ...... 34 ProjectEnvironmental Description ...... Challenges…………………….……………………...... 65 EducationLand Process Use ...... ………………………………………………………………...... 85 BrigadePermaculture Day 2: Organic Farming …………………………………………………………. Introduction ...... 96 Components of the Organic Greenhouse ...... 10 II.Visualization YOUR ofPROJECT Environmenta l Brigades’ Organic Greenhouse ...... 13 Brigade The Day 3:Model Soils ...... Farm………………………………………. ……………...... 147 BrigadeComponents Day 4: Plant Health of ...... the Model Farm.…………………………..………. 158 BrigadeTimeline Day 5: Fertilizer of theand Seed Model Care ...... Farm…………………………………….….. 169 BrigadeProgram Day 6: Pest ControlMethodology ...... ……………………………………………… 189 BrigadeEmberá Day 6: Waste History Management ………………………………………. Education and Activites ...... ……………... 19 10 RecommendedCharla Readings ………………………………………. and Additional Resources ...... …………. ……………. 22 11
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