I am looking forward to living there full-time, hopefully this year, as I have had to be in the States and India a lot. And being away, they do things like they know and its not great for the trees, but its changing and they are learning, pole pole. I really have to be a nag at some points, but once I am there it will all go smoothly. Lots of ex-pats around our hill too that replanted with acaia trees as this was all a dirt hill 20 years ago, so its ready for the next phase.
I am on his sub list! I'm gonna get some wasteland and do something like that as well. Shaun Overton of Dustups is another I follow. A lot of it is reeducation as Tanzanians and Massai, where I live, just use the earth heavily with their cooking needs and goats, so getting them to do mulching is a big step I've recently adopted. I am also gonna do Sand Damns, to help stop the erosion.
"I once had a farm in Africa" are the opening lines of Karen Blixen's book "Out of Africa". She then describes in almost excruciating detail where her farm was in Kenya and what it looked like. She describes the plateaux and the grasses, the wildness of the sky and the layout of the land.
Great movie. I will have to read the book. Yea, the skies are amazing. In parts here its savanna and grasses, then there's the mountains, and lots of dessert areas. Its easy just to turn off everything her and just watch and listen.
some trees that might work there with limited water (after established… the dirty secret): cherimoya and loquat
I have had those on my list to get for quite a while! Maybe I actually have it, haha. Thanks, and you are right about the secret!
Jerome, Thanks for sharing this. This is inspiring my orchard-forward thoughts. :) Hope you're well this week. Cheers, -Thalia
Look up Geoff Lawton Greening the desert, on YouTube. He's successfully used permaculture principles in Jordan.
I am looking forward to living there full-time, hopefully this year, as I have had to be in the States and India a lot. And being away, they do things like they know and its not great for the trees, but its changing and they are learning, pole pole. I really have to be a nag at some points, but once I am there it will all go smoothly. Lots of ex-pats around our hill too that replanted with acaia trees as this was all a dirt hill 20 years ago, so its ready for the next phase.
I am on his sub list! I'm gonna get some wasteland and do something like that as well. Shaun Overton of Dustups is another I follow. A lot of it is reeducation as Tanzanians and Massai, where I live, just use the earth heavily with their cooking needs and goats, so getting them to do mulching is a big step I've recently adopted. I am also gonna do Sand Damns, to help stop the erosion.
Oh, how every part of me longs for this. Just beautiful. I love it. Thank you for sharing.
Follow the dream!
Grist for the mill!
Grateful that your adventures came into my awareness. Such beauty out there cousin. I love the video updates.
Yea, thanks, pls come visit when I move there for good :)
I'd like that!
"I once had a farm in Africa" are the opening lines of Karen Blixen's book "Out of Africa". She then describes in almost excruciating detail where her farm was in Kenya and what it looked like. She describes the plateaux and the grasses, the wildness of the sky and the layout of the land.
Great movie. I will have to read the book. Yea, the skies are amazing. In parts here its savanna and grasses, then there's the mountains, and lots of dessert areas. Its easy just to turn off everything her and just watch and listen.
Love it!
Awesome, great progress Brother!