http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/05/growing-cabbages-in-hell-ex-cons-start-organic-farm-in-kenyan-slum/ Sat, 11 May 2013 22:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/05/growing-cabbages-in-hell-ex-cons-start-organic-farm-in-kenyan-slum/#comment-8610 Anthony Muhia Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:16:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/05/growing-cabbages-in-hell-ex-cons-start-organic-farm-in-kenyan-slum/#comment-8610 I'm mainly encouraged by the Kibera reformed youths and thier organic farm.Its very encouraging to pioneer such a project in places where farming is unthought of due to congestion-space being so scarce. I'm also an organic farmer and a youth too with very humble and difficult beginning. I started small on a kitchen garden 3×5 meters in year 2000 as a hobby. I grey more than enough for our home sharing extra with friends. In year 2005 I saw a business opportunity and switched my career from an electronics engineer to an organic farmers. I've hard it rough for never had any capital and comings from an average family of civil servants it was insanity not to be employed and become a farmer. Everyone was against me but never abandoned my vision. Despite all this stress the little I had like 40/= is what I'd buy seedlings with instead of doing drugs to alleviate my stress. Other challenges: land ownership and victimisation by false accusation to administration and police. This has made me strong not weak. I’m mainly encouraged by the Kibera reformed youths and thier organic farm.Its very encouraging to pioneer such a project in places where farming is unthought of due to congestion-space being so scarce.
I’m also an organic farmer and a youth too with very humble and difficult beginning. I started small on a kitchen garden 3×5 meters in year 2000 as a hobby. I grey more than enough for our home sharing extra with friends.
In year 2005 I saw a business opportunity and switched my career from an electronics engineer to an organic farmers.
I’ve hard it rough for never had any capital and comings from an average family of civil servants it was insanity not to be employed and become a farmer. Everyone was against me but never abandoned my vision.
Despite all this stress the little I had like 40/= is what I’d buy seedlings with instead of doing drugs to alleviate my stress. Other challenges: land ownership and victimisation by false accusation to administration and police.
This has made me strong not weak.

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