NCERT Class 9 EVS Kitchen garden

16. Kitchen garden

Background

Many houses/homes have ample free space. As a hobby people tend to make use of this freely available space for kitchen gardens. Kitchen gardens have a variety of seasonal vegetables which can, to some extent, meet the requirements of the family without completely relying on vegetables from the market. Besides involving the family members in physical activity, this practice also helps the family in saving money and keeps them physically active and healthy.

Methodology

1. Find out in your neighbourhood the homes that have kitchen gardens and those who do not have a kitchen garden even though they have open space.

2. Find out from those that have kitchen gardens, the different kinds of vegetables they grow.

3. Find out the amount of money they spend on seeds, saplings, manure, pesticides and irrigation.

4. Also find out from both kinds of households about the vegetables they buy from the market.

5. Enquire from each of the households the amount of money they spend on vegetables per week.

6. Tabulate your data and compare the expenditure incurred by the households.

7. Find out the creative pleasure they derive from a successful production.

8. Prepare a report of your study.

Conclusion

Based on your study conclude whether having a kitchen garden is economically beneficial or not.

Follow-up

Present your report in the class or in the morning assembly.

Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 9 EVS Kitchen garden