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The YPM family has been harvesting okra, mchicha and Chinese cabbage. The eggplant and African eggplant have been getting close to harvest time. Mama sold 2,400TZS of Chinese cabbage last week and supplied all of...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – Lishe Bora garden shop – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The battle to control pests is ongoing up in Kilema, especially with the cutworm caterpillar. The garden team is trying many different techniques including; spraying...

Moshi, TZ – AMU family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The AMU family have been regularly eating cow peas. They have recently replaced plants that have been killed by pests in order to improve the garden’s productivity. They...

Moshi, TZ – MHK family garden – 5 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The Tupendane team visited Mr. MHK on 5 September to help him reform and replant his garden’s beds. The manager of Tupendane, Deo, really believes...

Utete,TZ – KCM garden shop garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The KCM garden team are currently harvesting tomatoes, okra, eggplant, Chinese cabbage, mchicha, African eggplant, and soy beans from the model garden. They have been...

Utete,TZ – MHK family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

MHK has been harvesting her mchicha, Chinese cabbage, and okra. She has also relay planted two new beds of mchicha to assure continuous supply. She...

Utete,TZ – OAM family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

AOM has begun to harvest her tomatoes, eggplant, African eggplant and Chinese cabbage. She has been harvesting mchicha consistently. She has also been using compost, which she...

Utete,TZ – SMS family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

SMS’s garden was planted on 6 September 2013, so all her plants are still very young. She is maintaining the levels of mulch on the...

Utete,TZ – OPN2 family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

OPN is an experienced corn farmer and mother of six children. When she saw her sister’s vegetable garden, she was very excited and immediately marched to...

Utete,TZ – OTM family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The OTM family has been harvesting mchicha, matembele (leafy green similar to potato leaves) and chinese cabbage, and has been able to sell all the surplus vegetables.

Utete,TZ – OSM family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The OSM family has started harvesting mchicha and chinese cabbage from the family vegetable garden, and mama has been selling the vegetables that the family do not eat.

Utete,TZ – OPN family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

Last week the OPN family started to harvest their mchicha. They have been eating it with every meal and have had enough left over to take...

Utete,TZ – ATN family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The ATN family has started harvesting mchicha, okra, and Chinese cabbage. The family has been eating well, and are also able to sell surplus vegetables. Chickens are...

Moshi, TZ – Kisangasangeni Primary garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The Tupendane team have hired a local mama named Mama Christopher who has been working hard to get the Kisangasangeni school garden in good order. ...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane garden shop – 13 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

As organic vegetable garden demand increases, the Tupendane garden shop has to get ready to double their output from building one to two gardens per...

Moshi, TZ – SEA family garden – 20 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The SEA family is enjoying eating the kale and mnavu (african spider-plant) from the garden. The Tupendane team is happy with the garden but would like Mr....

Moshi, TZ – MMC family garden – 13 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The MMC family are looking healthy and happy! They have finished harvesting their tomatoes and have replanted more in the same beds. Their mentor plans to talk about...

Moshi, TZ – LMK family garden – 13 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The LMK family garden’s zucchini are ready for harvest. Zucchini is a relatively new crop for the Kilimanjaro area, so the LMK family are excited...

Moshi, TZ – MOK family garden – 13 Sep 2013

27 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The seedlings in the MOK family vegetable garden have recovered well after being transplanted last week. The MOK family are taking good of care of...

Kilimanjaro, TZ – MGA family garden – 24 Sep 2013

24 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

The MGA family continue to be proactive in taking care of their garden. As soon as they planted their relay beds they put sticks next...

Kilimajaro, TZ – RWA family garden – 16 Sep 2013

16 Sep 2013

Michael Oliver

All four of RWA’s short-term beds are currently productive. She is able to feed her family with a healthy mix of leafy greens each night. This...

Moshi, TZ – M family – 6 Sept 2013

09 Sep 2013

JBryanDill

The M family wanted to learn how to grow a continuous supply of vegetables for the family, so that they could improve their diet, reduce...

Baja, MX – BCM building family homes – Apr to Jun 2013

06 Sep 2013

JBryanDill

Hector David and Paul have had the opportunity to help and also lead a few house building groups coming from the USA and even as...

Baja, MX – BCM building family homes – Jan to Mar 2013

31 Aug 2013

JBryanDill

BCM has been leading groups from USA who build homes for disadvantaged families in Baja, California for many years and with our support since 2009. Their...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane garden shop update – 29 Aug 2013

31 Aug 2013

Michael Oliver

Strong seedlings help give a new vegetable garden a strong start! Therefore, the Tupendane garden shop grows seedlings from seeds in seedling beds, and then transplants the seedlings to small individual...

Moshi, TZ – LMK family garden update – 28 Aug 2013

30 Aug 2013

Michael Oliver

The LMK family organic vegetable garden has produced kale and cow peas, and the newly introduced squashes are now ready to harvest. The family are able to feed seven family...

Moshi, TZ – Tupendane garden shop update – 23 Aug 2013

30 Aug 2013

Michael Oliver

The garden shop needs to have a reliable supply of rice hulls because the shop team burns the hulls to make Rice Hull Charcoal (RHC), which thy use in compost making...

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