La Traversine organizers have built a double-bin composter for the Bercy garden. Specially designed for this above-ground garden, it will enable biomass from vegetable garden maintenance to be recycled. The first bin will receive compostable waste to produce rich compost, … 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
The deaf and hard-of-hearing youngsters at Levi’s Nek farm producencorn to feed their chickens, but also for their own consumption.Freshly harvested, the shucked corn is grilled over a wood fire in a homemade frying pan.
As part of its commitment to the isolated villages around the Dawady health centre, The Ivory Foundation is supporting the creation of four new market gardens this year. The villages selected for this programme benefit from access to water, which … 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
At the Saint-Paul School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Leribe, Lesotho, the children take part in the upkeep of the educational plots with the help of Tsephane, the school’s farm manager, and the 6 young students under … Read More
