Tomato plants in the greenhouse at the Garden of Skills, Malanti, Eswatini
posted in: Malanti Garden
In the greenhouse of Malanti, women have prepared tomato plants which they are now about to plant on prepared beds.
The chicken coop of Malanti, Eswatini
posted in: Chicken, Malanti Garden
In Malanti, a chicken coop has been set up in two adjoining pens. The principle is to rotate the cultivation and housing of the animals in these two pens. The manure from the chickens enriches the soil for future crops.
Maintenance of the cultivation plots of the Garden of Skills in Malanti
posted in: Malanti Garden, Swaziland
In Malanti, at the Garden of Skills, 5 women are in charge of the maintenance of the vegetable garden. The garden is organised in 80 cm wide plots, on which the association of crops is favoured in order to optimise … Read More
Maintenance of the Teen-Gi garden at the Garden of Skills, Malanti, Eswatini
posted in: Malanti Garden
In the Garden of Skills, a plot of about 20 plots is reserved for the children of Malanti. They come in groups after school and on Saturdays to tend to the planting in their garden. By raising awareness among the … Read More
Watering the beds at the Garden of skills, Eswatini
posted in: Garden maintenance, Malanti Garden, Raised beds, Raised garden beds, Watering
A large 10-cubic-meter tank has been installed in the garden, fed by water from a nearby river. While waiting for the installation of a drip irrigation system, the women take care of watering the plots every morning, especially during the … Read More
Use of a “Campagnole” for planting beds at the Garden of skills, Eswatini
posted in: Garden maintenance, Malanti Garden, Raised beds
The Malanti garden was built on the principle of permaculture with 80 cm wide plots on which the women grow vegetables in association in fairly dense plots. Densifying the crops allows them to limit water consumption. To prepare and maintain … Read More
Preparation of beds with biochar at the Garden of skills, Eswatini
posted in: Garden maintenance, Malanti Garden, Raised beds, Raised garden beds, Swaziland
When preparing the beds with the “Campagnole”, the soil is enriched by sprinkling a mixture of biochar and compost on the surface. The Campagnole will then mix this input deep into the cultivated plots. Biochar is a natural fertilizer produced … Read More
Creation of a plan for the Garden of Skills to organise the planning of crops, Eswatini
posted in: Malanti Garden
Two of the main objectives of the Garden of Skills are to become a training centre in the fields of agroecology and agroforestry, as well as nutrition, while developing a catering activity. It is important to ensure good management and … Read More
Activities with children in the Garden of Skills, Eswatini
posted in: Malanti Garden
Since the beginning of June, the Garden of Skills has been welcoming children from the Malanti community. They are divided into four groups, and come once a week from Monday to Thursday, in turn. They come after school and meet … Read More
Mulching and crop enrichment in the Garden of Skills, Eswatini
posted in: Garden maintenance, Malanti Garden
The women use natural fertilizers such as compost, manure and biochar produced locally with the support of The Ivory Foundation to enrich the crop beds in the Garden of Skills. Grass, previously cut on the ground and then dried, is … Read More