The MBRLC has originated a number of sustainable farming techniques, including Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT), which addresses the problem of erosion caused by deforestation by combining soil conservation with food production, and Food Always In The Home (FAITH) gardening, which uses a series of raised garden beds in a 100 square meter plot of land to provide a family of six with vegetables throughout the year. At its nineteen-hectare demonstration site in Davao del Sur, the MBRLC provides training in community development, sustainable agriculture, rural healthcare, and Chr*st*an values.
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SALT 2 - Simple Agro-Livestock Technology
MBRLC
Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Philippines
A guide on how to raise goats under the SALT system.
SALT 3 - Sustainable Agroforestry Land Technology
MBRLC
Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Philippines
A guide on how to grow crops with trees in the SALT system
SALT 4 - Small Agrofruit Livelihood Technology
MBRLC
Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Philippines
A guide on how to integrate fruit trees into the SALT system.
SALT - Nitrogen Fixing Agroforestry for Sustainable Soil and Water Conservation
MBRLC
Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Ideas and lessons learned about nitrogen fixing agroforestry
How to Farm Better
MBRLC
Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Farming in the Philippines
F.A.I.T.H Gardening - 20 Mei 2010
Food Always in the Home as modifed by Larry Yarger, ECHO, 2010 under the auspices of the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation, International
Most rural areas of the world subsist on growing food, with food security top-of-mind for most agrarian communities. Believe it or not, there are still hunters and gatherers who glean food from local plants and forests, while also growing food for their own families.
My second favorite agriculture project helped provide food security.
Given the importance of growing food, the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) created and promoted a home-yard gardening program known as “Food Always in the Home” or “FAITH” gardens. For four decades, the program has helped maximize home-gardening by promoting available local resources and introducing new vegetable varieties and growing techniques.
From the size of the garden to enabling year-round production to educating farmers about the nutritional quality of the food they plant, the FAITH garden program has provided a means of sustenance, improved health, and income for families. A well-managed 30×30 foot garden in the tropics can provide food and some extra income for a family of four to six people throughout the year! Moreover, it is fairly easy to do with the local resources available to most rural, farm families. -- Baptist Global Response
