The nasturtiums spent the winter in the warmth of the bioclimatic greenhouse of the Grand Potager. Here they are in full bloom, declining several shades of yellow and orange… Pleasure for the eyes and for the palate, as these flowers … Read More
“Alone we go faster, together we go further” With the help of the farm’s trainees, preparation of the trays with the 5 varieties of seeds provided by our seed partner, Agrosemens: tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and lettuce.
The bees living in the Grand Potager are enjoying the spring and taking great delight in the colourful flowers’ pollen. These essential insects greatly participate in the pollination of the garden’s flowers.
The beginning of work at the Gouloumbou farm with the help of trainees from the Tambacounda school. For the farm, this is the beginning of its involvement in the project of a vegetable seed production chain in Senegal undertaken by … Read More
The 4 hectare Gouloumbou farm was founded by the French-Senegalese NGO Leeket-Bi and the FMSR foundation. The farm is equipped with solar panels that power a powerful pump to collect water from the Gambia River and store it in a … Read More
The Diokhar farm is the site where the local seed production project was launched in 2019 by APAF Senegal with the support of The Ivory Foundation and Agrosemens. As this project is intended to be developed on two other sites … Read More
Track game at the Grand Potager series 5/5 Last step of the discovery day at the Grand Potager. This open-air theatre is a mere frame made of wooden tubes which is fastened between two small trees. Inspired by puppet theatre, … Read More
Track game at the Grand Potager series 4/5 Another step in the discovery day at the Grand Potager. Balance, patience and focus, all of these were required for the children to succeed in the balancing game’s journey. The game consists … Read More
Track game at the Grand Potager series 3/5 Third step of the discovery day at the Grand Potager: land art ! This artform consists in using materials from nature for esthetics purposes. The children had the opportunity to create their … Read More
Track game series at the Grand Potager 2 / 5 Back to the rest of the discovery day at the Grand Potager. The children focused on drawing reproductions of different elements of the garden, like the keyhole, the mandala, or … Read More
