Keyhole preparation
posted in: Compost, The Grand Potager - Lauris, The keyhole
This video shows how to prepare a key hole, using permaculture methods.
A painted Memory game for the preschool at Laafi village
posted in: Burkina Faso, Laafi Garden - Koudougou, Memory
In Burkina Faso, a memory game was made using visuals from the garden. The visuals are painted by Solstène, a Burkinabé artist who is already involved in the awareness campaigns of Designing Hope. 50 visuals have been created in duplicate, … Read More
Bioclimatic greenhouse
posted in: Greenhouse, The Grand Potager - Lauris
Sebastien Dutherage, head of the Association for the Promotion of Ecological Techniques (APTE) presents the concept of a bioclimatic greenhouse made with the support of The Ivory Foundation on le Grand Potager de Fontenille in Lauris, in the South of … Read More
Autumn transplant at la Traversine
This is the ideal season to transplant, especially fruit trees. The garden of Traversine is turning green, with plantations of mulberry, raspberry, strawberry, but also honeysuckle and wisteria ready to cover the metal structures of pergolas next spring.
Collage of leaves
posted in: Vegetables collages
Autumn leaves bring their array of colors and shapes to inspire playful and multiple creations. EnregistrerEnregistrer
Preparation of compost beds
The first step in the launch of the Koudougou garden is the preparation of the compost beds. Two trenches 7m long and 1m wide, 20cm deep were dug. The first trench is used for the creation of the compost bed, … 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.
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
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
Implementing compost at Yagma
posted in: Burkina Faso, Compost, Compost & fertilization, Yagma Garden - Ouagadougou
The implementation of the activities linked to the project of creating an agro-forestry garden at Lycée Sainte Marie de Yagma in the outskirts of Ouagadougou, started with the support of The Ivory Foundation in March 2017. APAF Burkina, the local … Read More