Green Fields

Dear Donors,

Grow Against Poverty’s Green Fields program continues to support organic gardens at nine schools in Busia County, Kenya. Over 300 students take active roles in tending the gardens and the produce helps feed over 2,000 students. A small portion of the vegetables are sold to buy seeds, organic fertilizer and other items to sustain the gardens.

Each month a Grow Against Poverty volunteer visits individual schools to advise students and their teachers on topics such as climate-smart farming, irrigation practices, regenerative soil health, composting and pest control. These volunteers often travel long distances to get to schools using Buffalo Bicycles as part of our Pedal Power for Kenyan Education program.

Your donations have helped build this program. Your continued support will help Grow Against Poverty partner with additional schools to help educate and feed more students.

Thanks from participating students, their families and staff.

Regards,

John Roccanova

Volunteer Fundraiser

Dear Supporter,

As summer comes to a close for us, winter is ending in Kenya, and the “short rains” season is beginning. With recent daytime temperatures in the 70s and nights in the 50s, many vegetables, especially leafy greens ones, thrive. There is plenty for students to do in the school gardens all year as there are two growing seasons. They especially enjoy the school lunches that include garden produce that they grow. 

Last month several schools in the Green Fields program took part in the “Tunda Trees in Action” program. Tunda trees are hardy, indigenous trees that grow in Kenya. Members of the Busia County Universities and College Students Association worked along with the younger students. The theme of the program is “Plant a Tree, Plant a Future”. 

Thanks to your donations, these programs will continue to provide hundreds of students with organic agriculture training and plenty of nutritious food.

Regards,

John Roccanova

Volunteer Fundraiser