Compost

One of the guards at the Workstation also works at an agricultural NGO, so he asked me to go with him to a formation to take pictures. This particular trip was to teach tomato farmers how to make compost.





Digging a hole



Chopping hay



The villagers collected buckets of ash and manure





Mixing manure, ash, and soil







Sita begins teaching

The compost is basically formed by adding alternating layers of hay, manure, ash, and water

Sticks to make lifting of leaves easy

The leaves are put on top to hold moisture





Burying it all