On the slope of Mount Kilimanjaro, there is an organic farm organized by a Swiss nature lover.
The road is 140 km long. It is difficult to find even livestock, largely associated with this region.
However, as you climb Loytokitok, the weather becomes cooler and the earth greener. But about 20 km. from the highway, in a village overlooking Mount Kilimanjaro in the south, the weather is returning to inexorable heat and aridity.
After rugged, dusty terrain, the Kilimanjaro organic farm emerges, where cold air enters the plantations of garlic, tomatoes, cabbage, onions, spinach, paprika and other crops.
Interest in organic products came to us from the West, where in the 60s hippies, united in communes, began to independently grow fruits and vegetables without chemicals.
Well, generator and solar energy - all this works for water intake through the drip irrigation system, which feeds crops in greenhouses and in open areas, ensuring economical and accurate use of water.
This is the work of Caroline Moigé Kerongo, a Swiss nature lover whose adventurous spirit brought her here, to the leeward side of Kilimanjaro, where there is almost no rain. She chose the organic option because she passionately loves nature and tried to refute the claim of many that it is organically impossible to produce enough food.
Direct speech: “We found out that it is possible to grow many products without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Last season we had a really big problem when our onions got too big. Now I have 18 employees.
Previously, there were 50, but we reduced it. We also take young people who do not attend school, people whom we can afford. Our goal is to create a sustainable community. We are not doing this for profit. ”
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