permaculture

270 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

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Also discuss:

Pesticides and

herbicides are

expensive, and

the more they

are used the

more they are

needed.

Presentation : Chemical pesticides ‘costs chain’

Method : Facilitator presentation, group discussion

Tools : Copies of ‘Chain of pesticide’ illustration shown below

black/white board, markers

References : PC Book MOD 9 – Integrated Pest Management

Objective : Participants understand the full costs of using chemical pesticides

Preparation

Draw the ‘Chain of pesticide’ illustration shown below on a board big enough for all to see.

Running this exercise

Ask the participants to discuss the polluting effects and costs at each stage of the

chain:

1. Production. 2. Transportation.


2. Warehouse storage. 4. Shop storage/purchasing.


3. Pesticide use effect on:
   
   
   • People using the pesticides.
   
   
   • Environment (soil, insects, small animals, birds).
   
   
   • People eating the food.
   
   
   • Water, rivers, and oceans and aquatic life.
   
   
   • People and animals that use that water.