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Almost time to plant!!

greendreams — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:14:04 +0000

The seedlings are almost ready. What a transformation!! The photos were taken on the 9th of June exactly two months from the date the Youth Reform boys and girls started to clear the dump site. We still have issues with the soil test and will try to intercrop plants that will extract the heavy metals, with food plants. When the crops and extraction plants are mature we will test them to see the effects. Hopefully the food crops will be ok?

The greatest event of today !!!

greendreams — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:30:37 +0000

A week ago we discussed the Kibera project with a business associate, Patrick. He was up from Uganda, touring projects and I remember asking him if he wanted to come to Kibera. I also remember how he stumbled and mumbled a mixed reply before agreeing,………a little apprehensively I felt.

Unfortunately the day ran out before we managed a site visit, and Patrick only had this blog to refer to.
Today he asked if we would take him and a friend to the project on the weekend. I asked if he finally had time to see it and he replied……….”We want to see it as we want to do the same in another slum near the industrial area.”

And that just made my day!!!

Boy at work- Josh in Kibera

greendreams — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:26:22 +0000

The man behind the mic,

Joshua Kegode my nephew, all of 15 yrs and starting out on his journalistic career. Seeing and hearing his interview for our pod cast last week allowed me to ‘view’Kibera through the eyes of an urban teenager. Joshua asked me what he could do with his peers to help with or be part of the ongoing project. We talked about a rabbit breeding component for the farm. He would be expected to research the entire operation , come up with ways of funding the construction of the cages as well as training of the young men and women on how to rear rabbits…………and not just any old rabbits either, we have a unique set of breeders in our next-to-be-featured project The Limuru Agricultural Youth Center

Cute as a button at this stage, and soon to be 6 kilos of much needed and appreciated protein.

Camouflaged Garbage and Seedlings taking root- Kibera Day 5

greendreams — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:08:07 +0000

The garbage is finally camouflaged, and the pumpkins are up to what we expected.

Soon we hope this shadenetted wall of garbage will be covered entirely with green foliage.

The seedlings have now sprouted, thus the race to get the entire system set up is on. We have 3 weeks maximum!! The comfrey hedge is coming up too, as are the tithonia. Both much needed for composting materials.
The guys have made a geese proof seed bed area