Mangaluru: The Kitchen Gardens developed in government schools, and teach children how to grow their own food, have been influenced by a pandemic.
Vegetables planted are used to eat middle day.
Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, most of the government schools in Dakshina Kannada cultivated local vegetables, and children used to participate in this activity.
However, with schools closed now, only a few schools managed to grow a small number of vegetables.
“We used to plant local brinjal varieties, cowpeas, finger ladies, green leafy vegetables and papaya.
With schools closed, we only plant sweet potatoes with the help of middle flour day and teaching staff,” said Devika, a teacher at the government elementary school higher, perlalabaiipady, in the taluk belthangady.
“Previously, we used to harvest about 5 kg of vegetables every day from the kitchen park, which was used to eat midday.
The kitchen park is truly managed by children, and overseeing the midday eating staff and school teachers,” he said.
With schools that tend to be reopened, the government increases higher elementary schools, the Kuthloor in Belthangady Taluk, is preparing for his kitchen park for cultivation.
“Last year, we sold vegetables planted locally, and the money was used for school development work.
This year, we initially worried about the third wave of Covid-19.
However, with schools in other districts reopen, we have continued preparation We to reopen, about 10 days ago, “said Roopa Kumari, a teacher at school.
During the days, before the outbreak of pandemic, the school grew around 14 vegetable varieties at 0.5 hectares.
The school has 74 students.
Magdalene d’Souza, former Head of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, a high school, Bokkapatanna-3, said that only spinach and crafts have been cultivated in the school kitchen park this time.
“Previously, the results were exclusively used to prepare for midday eating, and every surplus was sold to the locals.
Kitchen parks are lessons for students outside their classrooms,” he told Stoi.