Learning to Grow Traditional Foods in Uganda

support – v. to carry the weight of; to hold up or in position; to agree with others and help them reach a goal; to approve

teach – v. to show how to do something; to provide knowledge; to cause to understand

season – n. one of the four periods of the year that is based on the earth’s position toward the sun (spring, summer, autumn, winter); a period of time based on different weather conditions (“dry season”, “rainy season”); a period during the year when something usually happens (“baseball season”)

plant – v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth

persuade – v. to cause someone to do something by explaining or urging (“The police persuaded the criminal to surrender his weapon.”)

agronomy - n. a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management