Maximising the Margins
We love small gardens or farms. Considering the size, it forces us to be more creative so as to maximise the output. Some options include making use of vertical spaces, packing more plants in an area, etc. What we also love and recommend is maximising the margins. The intersection of two spaces are often ignored,...
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ROOT TO FOOD Farmers’ Resource Guide: Achieving Food Production without Toxic Pesticides
The use of highly hazardous pesticides, banned in other countries, are still in use in Kenya and across Africa. They leave toxic residues on our food, harm our health, damage the soil, and kill bees and other helpful insects that are essential for farming. Root To Food Initiative (RTFI) has launched a useful resource guide:...
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Farm Produce Price List December 2024
As the Christmas season approaches, we would like to let our customers know that we have large indigenous chickens for sale, starting at KES 1,200 (depending on the size). We have also ramped up our production of oyster mushrooms, going for KES 250 a punnet. Also check out our fruits and vegetables, all grown organically...
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Farm Produce Price List July 2024
You will notice that some of our typical vegetables like African Nightshade and tomatoes are missing on the our produce list for July. Unfortunately, due to the unscrupulous distribution of fake seeds in Kenya, we have been victims of bad seeds. We noticed that germination rates have been lower than normal and the quality of...
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Farm Produce Price List June 2024
A lot is growing at MaGreen Morganics’ Fikirini farm. Even though we have had some dry weeks, we are so grateful for the rains that have enabled our crops flourish. The farm is all lush and green – a beautiful sight to behold. During this season, in addition to the traditional vegetables, we also have...
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Lessons Learned / Mushrooms / Web
Growing Mushrooms: Lessons From The Hot Kenyan Coast
Meat consumption in Kenya is very high. The average Kenyan consumes around 15 kilogrammes of meat (especially red meat) per year. In urban settings, the average Kenyan consumes around a half a kilogramme of meat daily. Excessive consumption of red meat has been linked to cancer, heart diseases and other ailments. As a result, people...
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