Foundations of Farming

Foundations of Farming

A few weeks ago Kimberly, Kamau, and Mr. Banda went to a conference in Harare Zimbabwe to learn about Foundations in Farming, or Farming God's way.  Mr. Banda is in charge of all the gardens and cropping.  They came back enthused and excited about what they had learned and the potential for our Village.  One of the results has been that each day Kimberly works with some of the children.  One or two houses each week have "garden duty."  They are collected twigs and branches, cut grass - both cut when green and cut when dried, and are making piles to be used in a compost project for our next crop.  The children are excited and working hard.  Mark Wenham, our friend, came in November and planted a small demonstration plot in the village using the principles of this approach.  It was a very nice crop of maize.  We even have a big sign that lists the principles:  planting to standards, in a timely way, without waste, and joyfully.  All of this should help us as we move to the place of being able to grow all the food we need to support the Village.