Grand Potager – Planting aromatics
posted in: Taste and flavour, The Grand Potager - Lauris
Along the pergola, mint, melissa, and other aromatic plants.
Grand Potager – Setting up the composting area
posted in: Compost, Compost & fertilization, France, The Grand Potager - Lauris
A composting area of 20 meters long has been set up on the Grand Potager, in order to upgrade green waste and create compartments for the storage of elements in different stages of maturation, as well as to allow them … Read More
First growing beds at Yagma
posted in: Burkina Faso, Projects newsfeed, Yagma Garden - Ouagadougou
The plots have been materialized on Yagma garden with metal stakes and string. Two were dug in priority to serve as a nursery for market gardening. Seedlings sprout are coming out.
Setting up water reserves on the garden of Yagma
posted in: Burkina Faso, Water management, Yagma Garden - Ouagadougou
While waiting for a well to be dug on the ground of the school of Yagma, the water of city is used for the watering of the garden. Since the distribution is rather random, 4 reserves have been installed to … Read More
Construction of a canteen in Yagma
The Ivory Foundation is committed to support the Yagma school in the outskirts of Ouagadougou. This project has two components: -An educational garden in agroforestry on a 4000 m2 plot nera the school buildings aiming at sensitizing young people and … Read More
Nursery in Swaziland
posted in: Macambeni – Piggs Peak, Seedlings
Fundzisa Live’s garden now hosts the nursery that supplies the various gardens around Piggs Peak Macambeni Garden, Piggs Peak Hospital Garden, and the school gardens, in addition to the local nurseries allready in place in each school. The seedlings are … Read More
Fencing the garden at Yagma
posted in: Burkina Faso, Yagma Garden - Ouagadougou
The preparation of the compost requires 45 days, with 2 turnings of the compost pile to activate the maturation process every 15 days. This period was used to prepare the plots: the APAF Burkina technician has delimited the perimeter of … Read More
Grand Potager – Designing a bioclimatic greenhouse
posted in: France, Greenhouse, The Grand Potager - Lauris
The greenhouse will be a major element of the “Grand Potager” of Fontenille. A greenhouse that combines a modern and luminous aesthetic with the innovative concepts of the bioclimatic greenhouse, using natural and local materials. The operating principles of this … Read More
Traversine on Paris Agriculture Fair
posted in: France, Traversine garden - Paris-Bercy
La Traversine was presented on Parisculture booth at Paris International Agriculture fair. www.traversine.fr – www.parisculteurs.paris
La Traversine, a pedagogical garden on the roof of a Parisian school
La Traversine is one of the 34 projects selected by the City of Paris as part of the “Parisculteurs” project to create a garden on a Parisian roof. Designing Hope has conseived La Traversine as a paired project to existing educational gardens in Africa.