ORGANIC FARMING SOLUTIONS

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Post 8,   21.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.38 START A NURSERY – LILIAN HAS A GREEN THUMP PUMPKIN – SALAD – Although we don't know where the soil we transport comes from, the handcart costs €2 and it is about ½ m². There is no growing soil like we have here. But LILIAN in the neighbouring nursery manages with shade and mulch that almost all of my seeds come up from Spain. It's amazing how she does it. Only the marigold seeds worry us and don't come. I do not know why that is. It is always important to find someone who knows the earth and the climate here. Some seeds don't need such humus-rich soil to start, some like the avocado seeds just need enough water and then need 2 months until they have grown roots in order to plant them in soil. KOZI YA PERMACULTURE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 8, 21.10.23) PDC SOMO LA 3.38 ANZA KITALU – LILIAN ANA MABOGA YA KIJANI – SALAD Ingawa hatujui udongo tunaosafirisha unatoka wapi, mkokoteni unagharimu €2 na n...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Post 7,  25.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.37 START A NURSERY – ANDREW LANDSCAPE PREPAIRING NIGHTINGALE PERMACULTURE GARDEN KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA   MIX FOR THE EARTH Andrew found a big old fire pit under the turf, now we mix the ashes with the regular soil under the turf and new compost containing soil to prepare the beds for our pumpkin. According to permaculture principles, you should use all resources. Stones for the herb spiral and ash as well as existing soil for the good garden mix, and the turf on the side as a basis for the compost. COMPOST As you can see, the bottom first layer of compost has already grown to 40 meters. (bottom right back). Next week we will get manure from the farmer to apply a 5 cm thick layer and then cover it with soil. KOZI YA PERMACULTURE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 7, 19.10.23) PDC SOMO LA 3.37 ANZA KITALU – ANDREW LANDSCAPE PREPARIRING NIGHTINGALE GARDEN KISUMU MILIMANI ZIWA VICTORIA KENYA   CHANGANY...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Post 6, 19.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.36 START A NURSERY – ALL IN PROGRESS   NIGHTINGALE PERMACULTURE GARDEN KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA We had already started sowing the seeds I had brought with me from Spain, Italy and Germany with LILIAN at the neighbour’s house. Lots of pumpkin, chard, peppers, tomatoes and asters, jacaranda and fire tree and so on. But I didn't expect the size we got now. This exceeds all expectations. And we urgently need more seeds and to build a seed bank here. KOZI YA PERMACULTURE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 6, 19.10.23) PDC SOMO LA 3.36 ANZA KITALU – YOTE YANAENDELEA NIGHTINGALE PERMACULTURE GARDEN KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Tulikuwa tayari tumeanza kupanda mbegu nilizokuja nazo kutoka Hispania, Italia na Ujerumani na LILIAN kwenye nyumba ya jirani. Malenge nyingi, chard, pilipili, nyanya na asters, jacaranda na mti wa moto na kadhalika. Lakini sikutarajia saizi tuliyopata sasa. Hii inazidi matarajio yote. Na tunahitaji mbegu za...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Post 6,   21.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.35 START A NURSERY – COMPOST AND PLANTING NIGHTINGALE-GARDEN KISUMU MILIMANI LAKE VICTORIA We got another handcart with “growing soil” and fill our plastic pots with it. Nobody knows where this compost-like soil comes from, but as you can see from the neighbouring flower patch, everything is thriving. And all my seeds are coming up, even though some are already 3 years old. There are a lot of recycled water bottles here when it's 30° every day. We must find a boy who will give us even more, that will give someone a little something to do. THE FRUIT SHOP We thank God in heaven that MILLICENT is on our premises with their fruit stand and has cold drinks for us. It will always remain that way. Because the hospital in opposite NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTER does not have a canteen, she is always busy. A great place. What is macabre is that it makes a lot of sales when, in the event of a death...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Post 4, 19.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.34 START A NURSERY – FIND A GOOD TEAM     Before you start any farming project, find a good team first. This also applies to a permaculture nursery. Left to right… LILIAN as an experienced gardener with 6 years of experience in growing flowers and trees from seeds, as well as in sales and advising private customers. MILLICENT from FRUITSHOP has 6 years of experience in sales and contacts with the local fruit market. Knows the prices. She will later help to sell the fruits from organic production in alternation with Lilian. DON RONLDO is a consultant for organic agriculture, plans the design and installation, is responsible for purchasing seeds and advising on private horticultural projects and financing. JOYCE JAMES is a permaculture designer from Nakuru, where she runs a home garden and a 3-acre farm in the Nakuru forest area. ANDREW SPECIALIST FOR LANDSCAPING a strong 40 years old ga...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Post 3, 17.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.33 START A NURSERY – LANDPREPARATION & Planting Lilian, the neighbour's gardener girl , helps us with the work. She works there as a volunteer. She works for an older lady. She has already sown and ransplanted a lot of my organic seeds that I brought with me from Spain. Various pumpkin, parsley, tarragon, chard, peppers, tomatoes, chilli, lettuce, collards and broccoli as well as jacaranda and fire tree seeds thrive here at 25 to 30 ° every day and rain every evening. She is happy that I got such a large piece of land from the city manager and wants to work with us. Everyone is looking for a permanent job, she has 2 children and a husband who doesn't earn much. As you can see, the community rents out the side strips on the road to nurseries which is a great idea and helps to improve the city air and provides small livelihoods. Most of the small nurseries here in the residential area have flowe...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY (Day 1, 13.10.23) PDC LESSON 3.32 START A NURSERY – LANDPREPARATION AND COMPOST So just start. EVERY JOURNEY BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEPS . First, look at what you have there. What's under the grass. What kind of earth and how can you use it? A handcart full of good potting soil costs 300 KSH and may not even be half a cubic meter. So first remove the turf and take the good soil underneath with you and create a compost. Organic farming, and whatever you do there later, doesn't start with planting, but with fertilizing or improving your soil. The effort to create compost is always worth it, because your properly created compost will later become twice as much as the soil you purchased in 8 months.   AGRO - ECONOMY TIP: Your worker costs 500 KSH in 6 hours, he moves a good two cubic meters of soil and approx. 60 m² of turf onto the compost. Later a layer of animal dung is added on top. In 8 months, the m² of compost costs over...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO - ECONOMY PDC LESSON 3.31 START A NURSERY – CONTACT THE VILLAGE MANAGEMENT NIGHTINGALE GARDEN KISUMU MILIMANI LAKE VICTORIA (KENYA)   Post 1 (12.Oct. 23) Meeting with the City Mager of Kisumu (Lake Victoria) He gave us 1800 m² to start a Tree and Crop Nursery in best place in opposite of the NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE This is part of the initiative. KISUMU SMART CITY FOR TREES PLANTING AND FOOD SECURITY ENHANCEMENT I am the German admin of the farmer groups FARMING KENYA IDEAS and ORGANIC FARMERS KENYA so more than 110.000 farmers know me. Also experience after 20 years in Morocco, Atlas 3 ha Permaculture Farm, with breeding and planning more than 30 farms. Consultant for Organic Framing. PERMACULTURE ETICS and PRINCIPLES We work according to permaculture principles and design the area accordingly. We pay the local employees well and sell the plants to local private customers or sell the vegetables and yields directly t...