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Barefoot Soulutions Kenya offers Permaculture solutions, design and courses. Inspired by principles and ethics of Permaculture, we focus on resilient designs and technologies that are ecologically sound and financially viable. This is our Permaculture blog that shares with you all our updates, projects and interesting stories that are related to our Agroecology services and courses
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
Home - Fermentation
Here’s a word for you! Zymology…. What? Yup, that’s the science of fermentation. Whilst your munching away on your food everyday, your gut is having a little party! In more science terms, your Microflora being the fungi, bacteria and viruses that make up your internal ecosystem, are the busy microbes that balance everything out!
Eating the right range of fermented foods can encourage the right bacteria in your gut. Why is it so important to have a healthy gut? Having a good balance of bacteria can help improve:
Digestion
Boost immunity
Help us stay lean
Helps our p ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
By Heather Gordon Athie – Kilifi New Year Festival
Digging swales on contour | Permaculture Design Course
Photo credit: Karin Duthie | Illustrative Options
A beautiful opportunity came up at the last Advanced Permaculture Certification course I attended. Barefoot Soulutions and Kilifi New Year joined forces in creating a Permaculture garden with the help of all the course participants. It was a super fun filled day planting a variety of trees and plants, that will one day grow into a lush food forest. The Permaculture Garden is in Kisima, which is the “Mind, Body and Soul” space at Kilifi New ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
By Jesse De Boer
For those familiar with the word agroforestry, the name Ernst Gotsch will likely be familiar.
Back in 1984 this man bought 1,200 acres of completely deforested land that once hosted a fabulous rainforest. The area had been subsequently re-classified as "Dry Lands" but Götsch was on a mission to establish new ways to work with, rather than against nature.
He began much as the Barefoot team have done up in Turkana – and elsewhere, by replanting the naked soils according to a system of natural succession - naming his methodology as "syntropic" agriculture, because he sees it as ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
By Michael Barton | Permaculture Consultant
Man has that question haunted me since leaving high school. But coming to the end of a contract and the hand-over of a project I’ve found that question once again has crept back into my mindscape. However, this time around I no longer have the ‘deer in headlights’ look to reply with but more of the overly confident exterior appearance, with the ‘fake it till you make it’ mentality to drive it home.
With little over a year, of part time work with Barefoot Soulutions, I can clearly notice my personal growth. The Turkana Project has proven, time and ag ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
By: Maurice Otieno
Photo Credits: Karin Duthie | Illustrative Options
I had always wanted to undergo training in Permaculture
to acquire additional skills and knowledge to make me a better government extension worker, best provide for my family and be a more enlightened change-agent in my rural community of Bondo, Kenya.
My search of a permaculture training provider ended when I settled upon Barefoot Soulutions which was scheduled to offer this course in November, when my annual leave was falling due, alongside granting me the chance to have some sort of ‘holiday’ which we, from ‘upcountry ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
Safarilink / Barefoot tree planting day @ Ngamia Secondary School, Nakukulas – Turkana East.
Barefoot Soulutions is a Kenyan start-up specializing in tropical permaculture. The team were sub contracted by Tullow Oil in July 2017 to design, implement and manage a number of working demonstration farms in partnership with local community groups.
In September 2018, Safarilink jumped on board and together the trio embarked on a tree planting campaign that saw 200 mixed variety seedlings, including the superfood ‘moringa’ dug carefully into the soil by students and teachers of Ngamia Secondary Schoo ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
By Organix Ltd
How can we conserve water?
Organix has two products, Absorber & Okoamaji. Both products can reduce watering frequency, help with aeration, reduce leaching, and uniform germination of seed planted crops.
Watering frequency is reduced depending on the type of soil and weather conditions.
Sandy soils require more water then loamy or clay soils. During hot weather, plants loose a lot of water through their leaves due to transpiration. On average Absorber & Okoamaji can reduce watering frequency by 50%. Suppose you are in a hot area like Turkana and need to water your trees ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
What medicinal plants should you grow in your garden? Aloe Vera
Such an easy one to grow – it needs very little attention. All it needs is exposure to sun and moist soil. These prickly looking leaves work miracles on the following:
Skin allergies
Burns
Cuts and wounds
Eczema
Drinking the juice can also be a great way to heal:
Digestive problems
Constipation
Inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract
Lemon Balm
The name of this plant may mislead you as it has quite a minty smell. It’s leaves, when rubbed against your skin, can be used for:
Mosquito bites
Animal bites ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
By: Jesse De Boer | Lead Permaculture Manager
Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent accounting for 16% of the world’s population. It is also the hottest continent on earth with 60% of its land surface classified as arid or semi arid (ASAL) and in the next twenty years its population is predicted to grow by an additional 2 billion people.
How are we going to feed everyone?
This is a BIG question that is going to require some big answers - and we’re not the only ones asking it. But after a solid year of nurturing life (and food) back into existence in the northern dese ..read more
Barefoot Soulutions | Permaculture Blog
3y ago
Jonathan Martinetto | Founder of Melbourne Aquaponics
By: Jonathan Martinetto | Founder of Melbourne Aquaponics
About the author: Jonathan Martinetto is the founder of Melbourne Aquaponics, a business with the aim to spread sustainable food production techniques through aquaponics. He is also the author of the digital aquaponics manual “The art of Aquaponics”, a comprehensive guide to successful aquaponics management.
Melbourne Aquaponics and Barefoot Solutions
I am personally a big fan and lover of permaculture, and always happy to hear and learn from new permaculture initiatives around the ..read more