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In Cuba they are doing rooftop little Farms, and the result is that some buildings are tottaly self sufficient

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That sounds great. I'm not sure whether Nairobi would have that, although there's good use made of road margins for plant nurseries.

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Oct 1, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

What heartening news and admirable enterprise. Well done, Daniel Nene. Thanks for that, Melanie.

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Thank you, I enjoy bringing good news stories.

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Oct 4, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

Thank you very much, everyday is exciting to work with these microbes and the growers response always keeps us more focused.

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Oct 1, 2023Liked by Melanie Newfield

Have you heard of Dr Elaine Ingham’s SoilFoodWeb? I’m just doing the certification and she says that you can apply the right teas (by creating bio complete compost extracts and then you ferment them) to get rid of almost any pest or blight. Got lots of examples around the world where this was successfully done! I, however, still haven’t managed to get my thermophilic compost alchemy right to try it out on my farm...

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This isn't something I've come across, although I know that soils are certainly important to plant health.

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