Joe's Garden permaculture # 3

Area 2 project on the Lilongwe River by Joe Masamba (green) Mulawu

The garden by the river. Wow . . . this is an interesting project. Joe spent a lot of time in the UK and is a businessman with a dream to help the people of Malawi. His vision is to grow fruit trees, enjoy the tranquility of a water feature pond, make peanut butter and hopefully Moringa oil, and process seeds for propagating. His guy is planting vegetable seeds in beds.

There is approximately 1Ha of water logged ground. Soooo much water I see great value in this place. The crop beds would benefit from the installation of Vetiver grass to keep the water clean and to minimize soil erosion.

Bracken water collecting in the troughs around the growing beds, a perfect location for Vetiver. Now just to get my hands on it.

Lovely terracing and a good slope

The view through the trees of a healthy pawpaw and thriving Moringa tree laden with seeds. This is the first fruiting Moringa I have come across so far.

Seeds found on the ground. Joe was taken by surprise.

Love here 

The medicine woman who I bought my 'stop smoking' herbs from. I am yet to give it a go.

The view from the story above. They are in the beginning stages of moving the power lines and there was future talk about fiber optic instillation. This is an exciting prospect for Malawi. Let's hope it happens in the not so distant future.

Geepers Electronics is what Joe calls his internet business. He has approx 6 computers installed in a first story container which he plans to use as an internet cafe when his WiFi gets connected.

4 Seasons Nursery is where Joe's pond inspiration comes from. This nursery caters for the rich and famous.