St Nicholas Village garden project

I am told that on their recent visit, Gordon and Julia Lowes established a garden for the children at St Nicholas Village to grow their own food – or at least, to be able to grow some of it! Jacob reports…

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They planted cabbage, cauliflower, melons, impwa, tomato, rape and okra. Most of the crops are growing well, although some appear to more popular than others!

Everyone is working enthusiastically on the garden and there are some plans for expansion to grow more, including maize production. Some land has been given for their use by the Agricultural department

image004.jpgHere you can see pictures of carrots, squash, impwa and tomatoes in early stages.


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