The children at Bercy school are proud to have grown their own tomato plants ! Back in February, they sowed seeds in cups set up in the school playground. At the end of March, the young shoots were transplanted to the … Read More
At Levi’s Nek Farm, the horse plays an essential role in agricultural work, particularly for plot maintenance and sowing. The farm’s young people prepare a mixture of seed, compost and manure, which they then place in furrows created using an … Read More
Today, children from the Bercy school took part in a leek planting activity at the Traversine garden, supervised by animators from the Designing Hope association. Before getting started, the organizers explained the essential steps for ensuring good leek growth: cutting … Read More
It’s time to transfer the young plants produced in the greenhouse to the Traversine Villiot garden. Zucchinis, broccoli, cauliflower and leeks take their place on the first petals of the garden’s mandala. The soil has been cleared of weeds, loosened … Read More
The young people at Levi’s Nek farm have learned to season “pap”, the staple cornmeal in Lesotho, with vegetable sauces made from their own garden produce. On today’s menu, chard with onions and peppers, seasoned with natural spices and rosemary … Read More
Strawberries are thriving in Southern Africa… The few plants brought back from the Garden of Skills in Eswatini have multiplied in Lesotho… The young residents of Levi’s Nek farm learned how to make the most of the runners produced by … Read More
The young deaf and hard-of-hearing residents of Levi’s Nek farm were visited by a regional trainer sent by the Ministry of Agriculture. Her aim is to teach the farmers methods for conserving their market garden produce. At the end of … Read More
Relaunched a few months ago thanks to the overburdening of the well, the shared market garden perimeter of Kambene Kafo, located near the Dawady health center, is currently entirely cultivated with bissap.This traditional plant was chosen because of the short … Read More
Malik and Abdourahmane, in charge of the Dawady garden, oversee both the greenhouse dedicated to seed production and a vast market garden plot intended to supply fresh vegetables to pregnant women at thenearby health center. In this particularly hot, dry … Read More
The strawberry plants harvested in September had time to develop over the winter, and were replanted by the kindergarteners in the Bercy school garden, alongside kiwis, vines and other climbers. Elementary school children also helped enrich the garden by planting … Read More
