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Hedges vs Fences Yesterday, I spent all day at the farm planting a hedge. When I told a friend about it, they suggested that it’d be better and safer to erect a fence instead. As I worked, I considered this unsolicited advice, in light of several things: I live on a farm away from the [...]

What a Start! Last Saturday (Jan 2, 2009), I was out planting trees. I thank God for the rains that have made this very possible. Following are some of the trees I planted: Trees: Fruit Trees: What else we are growing: The objective here is to go local by growing our own food, as much [...]

As the curtain falls on 2009, following is another top post on Green Kenya. This was first published on Tuesday, July 07 2009 at 1108hrs. It attracted interesting comments. Several agribusiness service providers too sought to offer their services to those interested. In view of this development, Green Kenya will profile, link to and promote [...]

The Copenhagen Climate Summit has officially begun, and leaders from all over the world have converged there to deliberate on the prevailing climate crisis that threatens to plunge the entire planet in peril unless drastic changes are effected soon. In Pursuit of Profits I am a going-green enthusiast, and honestly believe that every passing day [...]

“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man’s mind can get both provocation and privacy.” – Edward P. Morgan Writing and [...]

I have lately seen gradual uptake of greenhouses as a preferred way of growing horticultural crops. Even in my village. A green house is defined on Wikipedia as a structure with a glass or plastic roof and frequently glass or plastic walls; it heats up because incoming solar radiation from the sun warms plants, soil, [...]

P.U.M.A. prototype Segway Inc., in collaboration with General Motors Corp, has announced the Segway P.U.M.A. It is a new ground-breaking means of transportation that addresses today’s challenges in mobility. On the P.U.M.A. prototype web site, it is even touted as a digital solution to an analogue problem… Segway’s P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility & Accessibility) prototype [...]