Utete,TZ – OAM family garden – 20 Sep 2013
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... Read More
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Utete,TZ – SMS family garden – 20 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Utete,TZ – OPN2 family garden – 20 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Utete,TZ – OTM family garden – 20 Sep 2013
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
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
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... Read More
Utete,TZ – ATN family garden – 20 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Kisangasangeni Primary garden – 20 Sep 2013
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. ... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane garden shop – 13 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – SEA family garden – 20 Sep 2013
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.... Read More
Moshi, TZ – MMC family garden – 13 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – LMK family garden – 13 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – MOK family garden – 13 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Kilimanjaro, TZ – MGA family garden – 24 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Siem Reap, KH – PMI joins the Peaksneng Garden Shop team – 20 Sep 2013
The Peaksneng Garden Shop has hired PMI to assist with building gardens for families and making all the inputs that go into the garden program.... Read More
Kilimajaro, TZ – RWA family garden – 16 Sep 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – M family – 6 Sept 2013
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... Read More
Baja, MX – BCM building family homes – Apr to Jun 2013
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... Read More
Addis Ababa, ET – Vocational Training – May to Jul 2013
Retrak’s Vocational Training Program in Ethiopia has the ultimate goal of reducing the prevalence of street children in Addis Ababa, by helping them make the... Read More
Baja, MX – BCM building family homes – Jan to Mar 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane garden shop update – 29 Aug 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – LMK family garden update – 28 Aug 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – Tupendane garden shop update – 23 Aug 2013
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... Read More
Moshi, TZ – GMM family garden update – 22 Aug 2013
The GMM family established a garden with the help of the Tupendane garden team. Together, they planted 2 beds each of kale, eggplants, Ngogwe (African eggplant), cow peas, and okra,... Read More
Moshi, TZ – BM family garden update – 22 Aug 2013
Mr. BM has taken over responsibility for a garden that was built with the help of another family. Sadly, after some family problems, the original family said that... Read More
Utete, TZ – ATN family garden – 2 Aug 2013
Mama ATN is an experienced farmer and after seeing the model garden at the KCM garden shop, she jumped at the chance to start her... Read More
Utete, TZ – OTM family garden – 19 Aug 2013
Mama OTM’s mchicha is very healthy and almost ready to harvest! Mama OTM is a teacher at the local kindergarten and enjoys working in her garden with her... Read More
Utete, TZ – OSM family garden update – 19 Aug 2013
OSM and her two children like to work on the garden at dusk to avoid the heat of the day, they say that they cannot wait... Read More
Utete, TZ – YPM family garden – 2 Aug 2013
The YPM family does not have sufficient space near their home for a garden, so YPM’s mother was able to let her use a piece of... Read More
Utete, TZ – OPN family garden – 19 Aug 2013
The OPN family started their garden 16 August 2013 with the help of the KCM garden shop. The OPN family has six children ranging from... Read More