Kenya
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Mlango Farm is an agricultural sanctuary where quality and sustainable foods are grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and synthetic pesticides. It produces over 50 different crops (fruits and vegetables). This organic farming helps to eliminate pesticides and chemicals sprayed on plants contaminating the soil, water supply, and air; it reduces pollution of air, soil, food, and groundwater. It also helps reduce public health risks because the produce is rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus, with less exposure to nitrates and pesticide residues. |
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Mlango Farm has been operational since the year 2007. |
Weeding, watering the crops, picking of fresh produce. |
They use a farmland, compost, crop residue, labour. |
Mlango Farm sits on a slope, thus incurring additional cost for construction of terraces and contours. |
Mlango Farm is situated in Ngecha village in Limuru Kenya. |
Agricultural (fundamentals of farming) skills are required to produce and maintain the crops.
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All produce are sold in different areas within Nairobi.
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Mlango Farm attribute their success to understanding the fundamentals of farming, which, according to them, starts with healthy soil. They use compost, crop residue, and crop rotation to enrich the soil. The success of soil care at the farm is evident through the quality of their produce. Many of their customers can attest to the tastiness of their produce.
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Requires farm land, fruit trees, vegetables, and compost.
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Mlango Farm delivers fresh vegetables to hotels and restaurants in Nairobi and its environs, including farm-share baskets with a variety of vegetables to individuals. Every week they deliver baskets with a variety of vegetables at pickup points, they bring the vegetables to a pickup point in the morning, from which customers can pick up their basket during that day or at whichever time is convenient to them. Customers can sign up for only 950 Ksh per week on http://www.mlango.org/img/signup.pdf and send an email to: baskets@mlango.org. One basket is enough for 4 or 5 meals.
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Collaboration with agricultural experts, Learning from online resources ie Google since the Kamande Njenga and his wife Els Breet both did not have a background in agriculture when they started the farm. Mlango farm foundation aiming to provide children and youth (regardless of socio-economic background) encouraging practical and experimental learning through farm visits for all ages.
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Certification by Encert in 2010. Farm tours at a cost of 1,500 KSh (USD 15) per person (half price for children, and kids under the age of 3 are free).
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http://www.mlango.org/
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Mlango farm, Limuru Rd, Nairobi. Tel: 0728 848296. E-mail: info@mlango.org
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SusWatch Kenya
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2020-09-22
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