Our apprenticeship program is a nine months program were young women apprentices learn hands on skills in farming, permaculture, natural building, agroforestry and nature based practices. The program is divided into three terms, starting with a two terms being housed at Bontle Bahao focusing on the hands-on development of ecological design skills involved in regenerative food production systems followed by the third term were apprentices go back to their communities and set up a 3 months permaculture project collaborating with community members.
Apprenticeship Programme for Young Women
Topic and Activities Covered during the programme
- Planting in-season vegetables and working in the vegetable garden
- Planting seeds for the next season planting
- Building new permaculture systems
- Working on completing existing permaculture systems
- Reforestation and restoration (tree planting, fencing)
- Creating permanent permaculture garden bedsNatural building
- sowing and transplanting of crops
- irrigation and water management
- soil health and fertility
- bed preparation
- weed management
- livestock care
- crop harvest and packaging
- permaculture planning
- daily food prep and clean up