THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE HOUSE YARD AS A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING OF SUSTAINABLE RESERVE FOOD GARDEN PROGRAM IN PACITAN REGENCY INDONESIA

Indonesia is a country with high biodiversity and ethnicity. Every ethnic group has local knowledge dealing with the environmental problems. One of the local knowledge in managing environmental resources is the concept of a house yard. House yard can be utilized as a sustainable reserve food garden (SRFG). One of the strategies to optimize the yard area is a program of SRFG. The objective of this study is to analyze the special characteristics of houses in Pacitan Regency as a model in preparing sustainable reserve food garden. Data was obtained from field observations and indepth interviews with community or the house yard owners. The classification of yard in Java including in Pacitan Regency can be divided into three, it is based on the location of the house, namely the front yard (ngarepan omah), the backyard (buritan omah) and the side yard of the house. The front yard was utilized to reduce the cost of community consumption. The yard strata or the type of yards for SRFG are divided into various types depending on the conditions of the yard.