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| Yayasan IDEP’s Eco Trainers Program |
| About our Seedling Nursery |
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| How the Nurseries Began |
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| When the Eco Trainers program began, one of the challenges was access to good seed stock for the development of kitchen and herb gardens. Most of the seeds used in Bali today are hybrid and genetically modified seeds which are purchased from local Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) -- government run agricultural supply shops.
SXupported by local farmers with knowledge about traditional seed propagation techniques and Morag Gamble of SEED International, Yayasan IDEP Foundation established its first independent seedling nursery in 2001. Since then, we have established a series of small nurseries in various locations in the Ubud area of Bali.
As part of this program IDEP also developed a series of easy-to-understand seed saving reference materials which are available on this website for free downloading. Please see our downloads section.
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| About the Nurseries Today |
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| Today our nurseries are small-scale, replicable models that supply seedlings for the eco trainers program. We have two locations, one of which is part of an organic gardening program that is supplying organic vegetables to local homes and businesses, and another at the Yayasan IDEP Director’s home.
We encourage the development of similar micro-scale seed saving projects and the strengthening of seed exchange networks through our programs and village workshops.
Eco Trainers welcomes visitors to our nurseries to learn about some simple seed saving and plant propagation techniques. Seed saving workshops can also be arranged. For more information, contact Eco Trainers.
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| How You can get Seedlings from Eco Trainers Nurseries |
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| Simply contact Eco Trainers for a list of currently available varieties. For large orders we may need a few weeks to build up the necessary stock. For smaller orders, stock is generally available to be delivered to your site immediately.
The variety of seedlings available from our nurseries does vary, and we are expanding the range regularly. At the time of publishing this web page, seedlings available from the Eco Trainers Nursery include:
Vegetables:
Arugula
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Garden Beans
Large Red Chili
Okra
Peas
Red Peppers
Small Red Chili
Squash
Tomato
White Long Beans
Herbs / Medicinal Plants:
Aloe
Balinese Basil (Kumangi)
Bush Basil
Dill
Mint
Sweet Basil
Turmeric
Turmeric
Vetivert
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