Traditional Organic Produce - Murangiri Farms

Henry Neondo reports from Africa Science News:

The Murangiri farm emphasises traditional green vegetables, which Helen says occupy an important role in household nutrition throughout Kenya as these are the main source of vitamins and provide variety to meals otherwise consisting of maize, beans and occasionally, meat stews.
These green vegetables also provide a secondary source of proteins. In general, green leaves and young stems are collected, washed, chopped and either steamed or boiled in combination with spices and other vegetables such as onions and tomatoes.
Furthermore, she adds, these vegetables can now be grown and marketed, both locally in rural areas and for urban consumption in a paradigm she calls “farming for commercial purposes”...[continue reading]

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