The Livelihood program of Caritas Pakistan Karachi celebrated the Garlic Month with community women at Azam Town, Karachi

Karachi, Pakistan: May 07, 2010, (PCTV Newsdesk)

The Livelihood program of Caritas Pakistan Karachi celebrated the Garlic Month with community women on 28th of April, 2010 at Azam town Area of St. Paul’s Parish.

The objective of the program was to aware the women about the important of Garlic in our cooking and how to grow garlic in our home for self-consumption.

Mr. Mansha Noor Focal person of Livelihood program was the resource person of the program. He said that Garlic is such an important and essential ingredient for cooking all over the world for hundreds of years.  Garlic is an was the important ingredient which we use in our daliy food for test and good health.

He further said that Garlic delicate our blood and save us from high blood pressure.  It’s also used as a remedy for treating ailments from stomachaches to headaches. Garlic is an antibacterial, an antioxidant and a way to keep vampires at bay.

Training on how to Plant and Grow Garlic:
Mr. Mansha Noor explained in detail how to grow garlic in our home in the pots. He said that Garlic grows best in deep, fertile well-drained soil. To plant, separate the cloves from each bulb and place pointy end up 1-2 inches below the surface of the soil and about 3-4 inches apart. Mulch the area and keep the garlic moist.Garlic will be ready for harvest in summer when the flower stalks of hardneck garlic stand up straight or when the leaves of softneck garlic begin to turn yellow. Allow garlic to dry for several weeks before storing or using in cooking. The video film of Masala TV on how to grow garlic was showed to participants for their awareness and information.

After the speach and film show the participants were asked to explain the importance of the garlic and how to grow the garlic.  

After the training session the recipe of the Garlic Pickles was explained to the participants the one of our female Volunteer.

The recipe of the Garlic pickles was a perfect way to celebrate Garlic month on 28th of April, 2010. She said if you don’t have any home made garlic available, buy several large bulbs with a good number of cloves and make garlic pickles at home.

At the end Mr. Mansha Noor said that you should grow garlic in your home in the pots or in the open space which ever available for your self-consumption.

37 women participated in the program from the area along with Animator Shamim Younus