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Behrens Boards Saves Trees
Behrens Boards Saves Trees
Behrens Boards Saves Trees
2015!
EACH YEAR, TREES FOR THE FUTURE CONDUCTS OVER PLANTING FAMILIES OUT
5,000 TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. OF HUNGER AND POVERTY
ONE FOREST GARDEN AT A TIME
3 PHASES OF FOREST
GARDEN TRAINING
We provide
all the
tools, seeds,
training, and
follow-up.
In groups of 25,
PROTECTION farmer progress
Farmers
FARMERS LEARN TO PLANT ROWS OF FAST-GROWING TREES AROUND AND provide the
through 16 field-
ACROSS THEIR FARM TO PROTECT FROM ANIMALS AND STOP EROSION. land, labor
based training
and water.
workshops over 4
years. They learn
to grow and plant
DIVERSIFICATION 4,000 trees and 12
FARMERS LEARN TO MEET THEIR SUBSISTENCE NEEDS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
new vegetables.
BY PLANTING FRUIT TREES, NUT TREES AND A VARIETY OF VEGETABLES.
KEY BENEFITS