Is anyone familiar with the farming method of Food Always In The Home (FAITH)??

Question

I heard about this from a Seventh Adventist Farmer but I could not

remember the plotting plan... Thanks for any info.

Answer 1

there r 10 basic steps to it:

- Step 1: Locate the best site Criteria for an optimal site include good water supply, good drainage, good

initial soil fertility, sufficient sunlight and aeration.

- Step 2: Provide enough space To provide enough vegetables each day for a family of six some 100 m2 are

adequate.

- Step 3: Prepare the plots thoroughly Clean the site and save cut grasses and weeds for composting later

on. Dig the land to a depth of 15-20 cm and pulverize clods. If necessary make raised beds (1015 cm

above ground level) to provide proper drainage.

- Step 4: Manure with compost Make compost baskets of wire or flexible bamboo strips around stakes to

make forms of at least one foot high. Plant seedlings 5-8 cm away from the baskets. Watering should be

done inside the baskets and not directly to the plants.

- Step 5: Plant 1/3 of the section to early maturing vegetables Divide the garden into three sections. Set

aside this first section for vegetables that you can harvest within 2-4 months such as tomato, pechay

(Chinese cabbage or Brassica campestris and B. pekinensis), or sweet corn. Do not plant the whole section

but keep half of it for relay planting.

- Step 6: Plant another 1/3 to semi-annuals This section can be exploited for vegetables with a maturity of

6-9 months such as winged bean, bitter gourd, cucumber, or ginger. Reserve again half of the section for

relay planting.

- Step 7: Plant the remaining 1/3 Here you can plant year-round vegetables such as lima bean, pigeon pea,

upland 'kangkong' (water spinach or Ipomoea aquatica), or 'alugbati' (a local vegetable). And of course

you reserve half of the area for relay planting.

- Step 8: Plant surrounding area to (semi-) permanent crops The area that surrounds the garden is well

placed for fruit trees. They contribute to the establishment of a favourable micro-climate in addition to the

benefit of the fruit production.

- Step 9: Plant the reserved sections on time Plant the relay crops in the first section when the first crops are

flowering, in the second section after 4 months and in the third section after some 5 months. .

- Step 10: Practise crop rotation This is to maintain soil fertility and to prevent the spread of pests and

diseases.