cowforce asked:
A great little video made in Lesotho, showing how a group of schoolchildren made a keyhole garden. The charity Send a Cow showed them how to make it and the children can now make their own at home and have more food. Please support us and help more people farm sustainably - you can use www.sendacowgifts.org.uk and you can make one of your own by looking at www.sendacow.org.uk/africangardens
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1 lindageldard // Jul 3, 2010 at 8:50 am
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Thank you for the reply. My daughter and I start building a garden tomorrow. Thank you also for sharing this wonderful knowledge with the world. I’m in the Pennines in Yorkshire, England 1,000 feet above sea level. Not high compared to Lesotho but high here. We shall be sure to let people come and see our garden as and when they wish to. The gardens are perfect for older people and disabled people too. Both like their independence. My compliments to cowforce. I am full of admiration.
2 cowforce // Jul 6, 2010 at 10:20 am
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@lindageldard Hi, the compost permeates through the movement of worms and by watering the garden in the centre. the deep roots then draw on these nutrients and often the roots trail towards the central basket. the slope of the garden also assists in the movement of the compost.
3 lindageldard // Jul 9, 2010 at 8:33 pm
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It is a wonderful idea that children and adults can build and work on together or separately. However, I am concerned as to whether the garden can sustain itself beyond the first year. I can’t quite get a fix on how the washed-down compost spreads out into the circle and then works its way upwards to the roots of the vegetables which are being watered downwards every day. I’m sure someone can explain. I am very sorry to hear that some of you live in areas where marauding tribes steal your crops.
4 TheBrassHole // Jul 11, 2010 at 9:09 pm
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But if they grow really good crops, then another tribe will just come kill them all and take the food.
5 Jillhonor // Jul 13, 2010 at 1:00 pm
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thank you for this video, will use for my staff here in Kwazulu Natal.
6 bishonenboy // Jul 15, 2010 at 6:18 am
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You know… if I couldn’t make my way in a region… I’d move. I know that’s not PC, but its common sense.
7 elimontal2 // Jul 18, 2010 at 5:56 am
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Me and the guy below built a keyhole garden in northeast philadelphia. Come by the house and take a look at it. Theres alot of herbs and veg growning already.
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9 drdreadyjones // Jul 21, 2010 at 9:09 am
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I was inspired enough by this video to go out and build a keyhole garden. It came out way better than I thought it would. I built the foundation out of slate I found in my local park. The keyhole garden also looks quite nice on my lawn too. Will post a response video once I start growing vegetables.
10 luckytaiko5 // Jul 23, 2010 at 12:23 pm
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that is a very smart,way to grow things in all weather conditions.And they are in a very lucky location with no landmines,so it is safe for gardening and growing environmentally!
11 hyperlocavore // Jul 25, 2010 at 7:22 pm
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12 hyperlocavore // Jul 27, 2010 at 3:07 pm
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What wonderful work! I will show it over on our site and hope people are inspired to grow more food together!
13 EbolaV1rus // Jul 31, 2010 at 1:06 am
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What a wonderful idea!
14 dyerdome // Jul 31, 2010 at 7:23 am
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Stuff like this gives me faith in the goodwill of the human race!
15 Danster82 // Aug 2, 2010 at 8:48 pm
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This is more profound that it may seem, it could potential banish starvation from the African continent.
16 ElveeKaye // Aug 5, 2010 at 10:52 pm
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This is such a great idea. If I had a yard of my own, I’d make one of these gardens.
17 garagesalenation // Aug 7, 2010 at 3:28 pm
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this garden rocks!
18 tenmk7 // Aug 10, 2010 at 9:20 am
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very cool concept
19 daddeo01905 // Aug 12, 2010 at 12:13 pm
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excellent.
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