March – Farming

Mandalorians are a self-sufficient people maintaining farms to grow crops for themselves, families, and clan.  Involving Verd’ika in farm chores can help them grow with development of good character and life long skills to help throughout their lives.  Feeding, watering, cleaning, grooming, building, fixing, growing, and yes even animal dung clean up are important in the production of food to feed everyone.

Challenge:
Grow a plant.

Novice:
Put seeds in a sealable plastic bag in a damp paper towel and put in a place with sunlight like a windowsill.  Within a few days you will see seed germinating into sprouts.

Journeyman:
Transfer seedling sprouts from Novice to pot with soil.  Wet soil before planting.  Carefully pick up sprouts to not break the stem or roots.  Make a hole in the soil and plant your seedling with the roots in the soil.  Gently cover the seedling with soil.  Water and provide sidelight.

Expert:
This expert part will extend into the next month or two.  When your plant whether that be a vegetable or flower is ready for harvest be sure to keep a few seeds for next year.  Show off what you grew!

Send what level you completed (Novice, Journeyman, or Expert) with a photo of what you grew to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com and remember to include your Verd’ika Mandalorian Name for credit.