For our permagardening session, Peter said we could wear shorts because we are within the confines of CCT. My legs felt so wonderful and free! I just wanted to hop, skip, jump, and dance; so I did a little. Amazing how energetic I felt just by removing the lower half of my pants (and the kanga wrapped around my waist).
Half of us worked on the garden today and the other half (talking OPI today) will finish it tomorrow. A permagarden is a combination of the concepts of permaculture and gardening. It is a sustainable and more productive way to grow food. Not only can we build a permagarden for ourselves at site, we can teach others how, especially people living with HIV/AIDS. The initial labor output is high to build the swales for water control and to double dig the seed beds but the result is higher production and less work in the end. The idea is great and can be accomplished with local materials, namely a hoe (& rake if you are lucky) and native plants (you just have to find them). In addition to the plants in the seedbed, the perennial plants along the berm (between the seedbeds and swales) are edible too. On the outside of the garden, other plants can be placed to grow into a natural fence or to provide more food, like papaya. I’m excited to get started on my garden though my friends won’t be around to make hoe jokes with ;-).
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