As well as cabbages, the young people at Levi’s Nek farm have successfully grown lettuce seeds supplied by organic seed company Agrosemens. These have adapted particularly well to the local climate.
The Levi’s Nek farm has grown over the months, and the surface area now reaches 3 hectares, following the acquisition of new plots. Thus, a horse was welcomed on the farm to help the young people with the maintenance of … Read More
We are pleased to announce the birth of two new lambs at Levi’s Nek farm. These little balls of wool quickly found their place among the other animals and bring new energy to the herd, which now numbers 16 animals. … Read More
Every day, the young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm take it in turns to look after the animals. The hens are now fed on the farm’s self-produced maize meal. The sheep graze during the day and return to the farm … Read More
Plot by plot, the young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm optimise the space available for cultivation. They work with local farmers for the first ploughing, using cattle to pull the ploughing tools. The grelinette, an 80 cm wide spade, a … Read More
The young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm, who are deaf and hard of hearing, are building a second greenhouse as an extension to the first. This will give them a covered area of 400m2 for market gardening. This space will … Read More
After preparing the growing beds, the young residents of Levi’s Nek Farm had the pleasure of planting their nursery-prepared lettuce plants. These plants, grown from seeds supplied by our partner Agrosemens, will benefit from a protected space during the southern … Read More
The greenhouse at Levi’s Nek Farm is now up and running! In order to get the greenhouse operational without delay, the young residents set about installing the growing beds inside. To do this, they applied the principle of permaculture and … Read More
A shredder has been purchased to equip the farm of the young deaf and hard-of-hearing residents, enabling them to transform the harvested maize stalks into feed for their poultry. The youngsters had the ingenious idea of using the grinder to … Read More
A local health centre, located near the Levi’s Nek farm, has been approached with the aim of developing links with the deaf young residents of the farm. A counsellor from the hospital, currently based at the clinic, will take part … Read More
