Presentation of the insect hotel to the crèche children
Children from the Villiot crèche discover the insect hotel in the traversine garden. The activity leader explains the role of each compartment adapted to a particular type of insect.
Planting of strawberry plants in the garden of the Traversine Bercy, Paris
This Friday, the children of the elementary school of Bercy planted strawberry plants on the vertical wall of the garden of the Traversine of Bercy. They particularly enjoyed this activity which signs the return of spring!
Planting courgettes in Sandiare
posted in: Greenhouse, Mbour Farms
As part of the seed project involving Agrosemens, APAF and The Ivory Foundation, Thieleme, the technician in charge of greenhouses in the Mbour region, planted courgette seedlings in the Sandiare and Nobadane greenhouses. The varieties were selected to best suit … Read More
Daily watering and maintenance of the garden by children at the Petits Princes school, Rufisque, Senegal
posted in: Activity session, Garden maintenance, Rufique Garden, Senegal, Senegal, Watering
Every day, the children of the inclusive school of the Petits Princes in Rufisque, accompanied by their teachers and Joseph, the person in charge of the garden, take part in the watering and maintenance of the planters.
Use of BT (Bacillus thuringiensis), Bala, Senegal
posted in: Bala Garden, Dawady, Gardening tutorial, Natural biopesticides, not classified
During the training course organised by The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemens in Senegal, Louis Marie Broucqsault and Cyriaque Crosnier Mangeat presented BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) as a solution for treating the pests that attack Moringa. Louis Marie noted that Moringa leaves … Read More
Children from the Villiot day nursery compost their vegetable waste in the Traversine-Villiot garden
posted in: Activity session, Compost, Garden maintenance, Villiot Garden - Paris
Every Wednesday and Friday morning, children from the Villiot collective crèche spend an hour in the Traversine-Villiot garden. The children come with some vegetable waste from the crèche kitchen and put it in our compost, along with dead leaves collected … Read More
Technical visit with the Agrosemens team to the Dawady garden
During the seed training course organised by The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemence, the women from the Dawady vegetable garden were given advice on maintaining their collective garden: watering, hoeing the plots, treating diseases with natural treatments such as neem oil. … Read More
Nobadane seed farm
The Nobadane seed farm is one of three seed production sites operated by Apaf in collaboration with The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemence. It includes a greenhouse and outdoor section where onions are grown for seed production. The greenhouse has been … Read More
Meals and training in Dawady, Senegal
posted in: Dawady, Vegetables and health
The women in charge of the Dawady garden prepared a traditional meal based on cracked rice using vegetables from the garden (bitter eggplant, carrots, peppers) during the training provided by The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemens.
Ndioum2 Village Plot, Bala, Senegal
posted in: Bala Garden
Ndioum2 is one of three villages on the outskirts of the Bala medical center where a community market garden project has been implemented with support from The Ivory Foundation. The plot has been fenced off to prevent the intrusion of … Read More