Tsephane, the educational farm manager at St Paul’s School for the Deaf in Leribe, welcomes children from the school’s 4 classes twice a week for gardening activities. Each class looks after a plot of land, from sowing to harvesting.
At the Traversine Bercy garden, we focus on observing the life cycle of the vegetable from seed to seed.Our pretty cauliflower was magnificent during summer ! After forming a beautiful white head over 20cm in diameter, it began to change … Read More
On the roof terrace of the Bercy school, space is limited… As a result, the planters are never empty!After removing the tomato plants, they were replaced by celery plants grown in the greenhouse.They will finish growing before winter arrives…
Today, the children at Bercy school took part in a fun activity : a Memory game about fruits and vegetables! Our warmest thanks go to the Garden of Skills sewing workshop in Eswatini for making this lovely fabric game, which … Read More
On their first day at Traversine Bercy, the kindergarteners from the Bercy School had the opportunity to visit the garden and discover the different fruits and vegetables that grow there: beans, strawberries, squash, cherry tomatoes… By observing the inside of … Read More
The Ivory Foundation has financed the establishment of a small agroforestry seed production farm in Bala, eastern Senegal, within the health center of the Le Kaicedrat association.Crops are grown in a 200m2 greenhouse, with insect-proof netting, and on beds planted … Read More
The four women in charge of the vegetable garden at the Garden of Skills water the beds every morning, and the method of combining crops and harvesting them gradually means that the beds are never empty. The women replace vegetables … Read More
Every day, the women take turns maintaining the Malanti community garden. Part of the Garden of Skills, this 2,000m2 plot of cultivated land is open to the women of the Malanti community, who each benefit from 3 plots of land. … Read More
The women at the Garden of Skills have prepared a sieved mixture of soil, compost, manure and biochar to enrich the seedling trays in their nursery and prepare new seedlings for spring. Seedlings are sown in plastic trays and cups, … Read More
Joseph has transplanted his courgette and cucumber plants into specially prepared trays on the roof terrace of the Rufisque school. The plants are benefiting from plenty of sunshine, which is ideal for their growth.
