Awards in abundance in Saligao! Frederick Noronha, Father Nascimento, Daniel D'Souza, Nicholas and Dr Savita. Who's next? Congratulations to one and all. Proud to be a Saligaonkar. Yvonne
On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 12:40 AM, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> wrote: > MIRACLE FROM CORJUEM: VEGGIES ON A THIN COMPOST-ENRICHED SOIL LAYER > ATOP HARD ROCK > Results of BSG’s 20th Home Garden and 2nd Organic Vegetable Garden > Competition 2013 > > By Miguel Braganza > [email protected] > Secretary, Botanical Society of Goa > > The top prize of Rs.10,000/- for the Botanical Society of Goa & Green > Essentials organic vegetable garden was bagged by Ms. Piedade > Fernandes of Corjuem-Aldona for the second time in a row. The miracle > is that this lady grows her vegetables on a thin layer of compost > enriched soil on hard lateritic rock surface with water pumped out of > a deep well. > > The second prize was bagged by Mr. Lenin Faleiro of Navelim-Salcet > while the third prize was bagged by Ms. Deepa Narayan, who is a former > World Bank staffer now living in Assagao. Ms. Miriam Koshy Sukhija has > a good organic vegetable garden in La Marvel, Dona Paula, and won a > special jury citation. Unfortunately, there was no good terrace > vegetable garden in the fray this year. Ms. Kishori Sinari’s pride > fell victim to redevelopment of her house site in Chicalim-Vasco this > year. She had bagged the top slot and Rs.10,000/- for the terrace > vegetable garden awarded at the Konkan Fruit Fest in May, 2012. > > Dr. Jyoti Mallya’s garden in Curti-Ponda has it all: ornamentals, > flowering plants, bonsai, cacti, spices, fruits, vegetables and lotus > pond with vermicomposting and composting to boot. It is a house full > of medical practitioners and medical students, all of whom love plants > and are genuinely proud of their garden. One can view photos of their > garden on face book by becoming friends with Rekha or Arun Mallya. It > was adjudged the best garden at the BSG’s 20th annual Home Garden > Competition. > > Mr. Nicholas Sequeira of Saligao has a garden that is very impressive > and beautiful. The bougainvilleas, petunias and the impatiens are a > riot of colour that one sees while entering the gate and climbing the > steps up to his house. He recycles his kitchen waste and re-uses the > grey water for his garden. He has been the winner of the BSG’s Home > Garden Competition thrice in a row and thus has the privilege of > winning the Maia de Figueiredo trophy for keeps. He has also conducted > a well-attended workshop in home gardening and composting for members > of the BSG at his garden last February. His garden was adjudged the > second best this year since the Mallyas had a wider range of plants > and on multiple levels. > > Dr. Annie Fernandes from Raint-Moira may be teaching Sociology at St. > Xavier’s College, Mapusa, but she is an avid gardener. There is a wide > range of well-cared plants in her garden that includes some large > mango trees in front of a traditional, old Goan house with a balcao. > It was adjudged third. > > Mr. U.K. Ravindran of Devashri Enclave, Sangolda-Porvorim, has a > wonderful terrace garden with a slogan on the wall that says it all: > “Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years.” That is > music to the ears of any plant lover! It was the best terrace garden > in the competition this year. The next best terrace garden is a part > of the Mallyas top prize winning holistic garden. > > Ms. Hema Unni of Issorcim-Chicolna, Dr. Savita Kerkar of Grande > Morod-Saligao, Moses Fernandes of Khursavaddo-Carona and Mr. Fernando > Noronha of Neura Pequeno have gardens with a potential for excellence. > Mr. Xavier Vaz of Ambirna-Socorro, a past winner of the top spot, came > back from hospital after a stroke to show us his beautiful garden. The > jury decided to acknowledge their enthusiasm and work with a special > citation. > > Mr. Cedric D’Souza of Feira Alta-Mapusa has the best collection of > anthuriums on the ground in Goa. His plants have been displayed at the > 21st Festival of Plants & Flowers at SFX High School, Siolim, in 2012. > Ms. Judith Fernandes has a wonderful collection of anthuriums in her > balcony at Caranzalem-Panaji that has also featured in the local > newspapers in the recent past.The jury decided to acknowledge their > work and accomplishments with a special citation. > > The BSG’s annual all-Goa Home Garden Competition has seen many ups and > downs in the level of participation, but it has remained an annual > event without a break since 1996. The Maia de Figueiredo Rolling > Trophy has become the proud possession of Nicholas Sequeira, who won > it thrice in a row to stop it in its tracks. The Arcanja de Braganca > Rolling Trophy will now be awarded on the same terms. In 2011, the BSG > added the Vegetable Garden Competition sponsored by Green Essentials, > an enterprise of two of its members, Yogita Mehra and Karan Manral. > The judging was done by a jury consisting of Dr. K.G. Hiremath, Ms. > Yogita Mehra, Ms. Gauri Naik, Mr. Sagar Rawool and Miguel Braganza > between 13 January and 30 January, 2013. > > The awards will be presented at a special function with power point > presentations on the gardens and gardening at 10.30 A.M. on Sunday 03 > February, 2013, on the first floor at Dhempe College of Arts & > Science, Miramar-Panaji. > > There will also be the release of the book on Agriculture in Goa, > edited by Dr. H.Y. Karapurkar, incumbent President of BSG and former > Director of Agriculture, Project Director of RDA, Chairman of GPSC, > Founder Chairman & Managing Director of Goa State Horticulture > Corporation Ltd, first Chairman of Goa State Biodiversity Board and > head of the Karapurkar Committee to identify private forests. Dr. K.G. > Hiremath, Dr. Claude Alvares, Ms. Yogita Mehra and Miguel Braganza > have contributed content to the book. > > The award function will be preceded by a walk through a garden of > lettuce and other vegetables near Taleigao Church from 9 to 10 A.M. > led by Yogita and Karan. Please turn near Syndicate Bank on old > Miramar-Dona Paula Road or come down via Goa University to Taleigao > road as the other roads are excavated for laying the sewerage lines. > > The membership of the Botanical Society is open to all plant lovers > living in Goa, irrespective of educational qualifications or > profession. The life membership fee is only Rs. 1,000/- till 31 March, > 2013. The amount is payable by cheque drawn in favour of “Botanical > Society of Goa” payable on par at Panaji-Goa. The Managing Committee > has approved the raising of the membership fees, subject to the > approval of the General Body at its next meeting. > > The annual Konkan Fruit Fest [started in 2003] will be held from 10 to > 12 May, 2013. Ms. Lorna Fernandes has been designated as its > Organizing Secretary for 2013. 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