By Nicholas M. Syano | CEO & Founder
INTRODUCTION
We hope this report finds all of you well and in God spirits. We are happy for this another opportunity to share with you the progress of our food forest and gardens project which you graciously support. In the last three months, the project has been flourishing due to the good rains in my community. Water loving fruits in the food forests such as bananas, fruit trees etc. grew fast and majority of them producing fruits. Food forests in schools we work with are also doing great. DNRC gardens planted with diverse vegetables also continue to flourish and are providing enough veg. for DNRC staff, visitors and interns. DNRC is also extending more Kitchen gardens to more farmers farms so that to ensure food and nutrition security in our community which is a major issue in our country. During this reporting period, the following activities took place: Produce harvest in the food forest and kitchen gardens, tending and weeding the food forest and kitchen gardens, establishment of vegetable nurseries, re-planting and maintaining both the food forest and kitchen gardens and trainings and follow ups of the same.
DNRC FOOD FOREST
During this reporting quarter, we were busy tending the food forest and maintaining it through chop and drop to open up for more lights for the production trees. We also applied manure and mulched smaller production trees. We earthed the sweet potatoes which are doing very well due to good rains experienced in the community. We also replanted the food forest and kitchen gardens and established vegetable nurseries. During the reporting period, we were able to harvest the following: passion fruits, sweet potatoes, and beans.
FARMERS’ KITCHEN GARDENS
During this reporting period, we were able to establish vegetable nursery to propagate vegetables saplings to be issued to the farmers to plant in their individual kitchen gardens. The farmers were also trained on kitchen gardens techniques such as Zai-pits and sunken beds.
CHALLENGES
Plan for the next quarter
By Nicholas M. Syano | CEO & Founder
By Nicholas M. Syano | Director & Founder
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