Victor Matioli's organic pumpkins are plump, his coriander aromatic and his spinach "very soft, sweet, and tasty". His half-acre farm is a former rubbish dump in the heart of east Africa's biggest slum.So arresting is the sight of tall sunflowers growing amid the rust-coloured shacks and dirt paths of Kibera that Matioli and his fellow growers have had to put up a "No photographing" sign to allow them to work in peace...[continue reading]via African Path
photo courtesy of Green Dreams
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These are my Kenyan heroes. Turning blocks of garbage piles into green gardens, these men have cleaned the environment, improved the air, made food and become better members of their community.
If they can do one block, why cant they be facilitated to do one more block and another one more. The likes of Matioli's group and Su Kahumbu deserve more support from Kenyans who have financial means or organizational resources and i do hope (No, I wont just hope, I am going to send this article to a few corporations) someone supports this cause.
Kudos Su and matioli
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