Installation of a compost
After several months of throwing organic waste in the garden without organization, the children of the Half Way House decided to follow the advice of comics on permaculture and created a compost pile in the garden.
Setting up a repellent for mole rats in Rooseboom
posted in: Farming Techniques, Rubric South Africa
Many mole rats are causing damages in the garden of Roosboom, while digging their tunnels they tear the roots of the vegetable in the garden. To get rid of them, here is a simple technique using the means at hand. … Read More
Bulembu Garden
posted in: Biochar, Projects newsfeed, Swaziland
The team of 6 trainers in permaculture from Designing Hope in Piggs Peak have been setting up an experimental garden in Bulembu, border town with South Africa. The experiment involves the use of locally produced biochar, integrated in permaculture raised beds, … Read More
Building a henhouse using recycled materials
posted in: Chicken, Crops and livestock, recovery, Rubric South Africa
Each month, canned tomatoes and red beans are used for children’s meals. The metal of the cans, laid flat, was used as wall for the chicken coop, studded on a wooden frame. the roof was made of wood, to isolate … Read More
Culture beds enriched with Biochar
At Roosboom Garden, the children started 2 new culture beds to compare the impact of biochar on crops. The first bed was cultivated with biochar imbibed with vermicompost, and the second one was incorporated dry in the culture plates. In … Read More
A desired water pipe!
posted in: Rubric South Africa, Water management
Roosboom has been depending for years on a large tank of communal water, randomly refilled. This has led often to shortage of water, challenging the garden, specially during dry season. Designing Hope invested in a piping system to bring water from … Read More
Preparing new raised beds
posted in: Permaculture, Raised garden beds, Rubric South Africa
The children of Roosboom work together and create new raised beds. [huge_it_slider id=”3″]
Milpa
posted in: Companion planting, Permaculture, Rubric South Africa
Children from Roosboom showing their milpa plot, combining maize, squash and beans.
Building a henhouse using recycled materials
posted in: Chicken, Crops and livestock, recovery, Silethithemba garden - Roosboom
Canned red beans are used for the daily meals cooked to the children of Roosboom. The children were asked to retrieve the empty boxes, flatten them to form a recovery material to make the walls of a henhouse. Women then … Read More
Preparation of a raised bed
posted in: Lesotho, Permaculture, Projects newsfeed, Raised garden beds
This films describes the preparation of a raised permaculture bed in a demonstration garden in a school in Lesotho