Training Programme On “Kitchen Garden"

Imagine the idea of plucking your own herbs and vegetables. No, you don't have to go to a market  place, but be right in your homes! Kitchen garden is primarily intended for continuous supply of fresh fruits, vegetables throughout the year. The demand and high cost of vegetables can be circumvented by the kitchen gardening. 

The traditional kitchen garden,  is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden - the ornamental plants and lawn areas. Most vegetable gardens are still miniature versions of old family farm plots, but the kitchen garden is different not only in its history, but also its design. 

The kitchen garden may serve as the central feature of an ornamental, all-season landscape, or it may be little more than a humble vegetable plot. It is a source of herbs, vegetables, and fruits, but it is often also a structured garden space with a design based on repetitive geometric patterns. 

Apart from this medicinal plants grown in kitchen garden can cure certain human diseases. Family members residing in urban and rural areas can easily establish and maintain the kitchen garden. It is mandatory to learn the art of maintaining the plants during the summer season. 

In this context, one day training programme on “Kitchen Garden” will be conducted by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Information and Training Centre, Thursday on 12.04.2012 between 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. The programme will be useful to house wives, farmers, entrepreneurs, youths, SHG, NGO’s and students, etc. 

Training certificates, lunch will be issued to all participants. Interested persons can contact The Professor and Head, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Information and Training Centre, New No. P- 44, (Old No. P- 37), 6th Avenue, (Behind K- 4 Police station), Anna Nagar, Chennai-40 or call 2626 3484.