I work with a small organization called Operation Lift Up. we have bought a small farm in Togo Africa. I am looking for resources in this area to help us get our farm going.
Welcome to Conversations, Rachel! You will find lots of information on various plants and techniques within ECHOcommunity.org and the ECHOcommunity mobile app. There are a few Togo-specific resources listed here. Resources for Togo | ECHOcommunity.org which we will be glad to build out as new information is provided. Check out answers to questions within Conversations as well. The great thing about participation in Conversations is that questions and answers can benefit many additional people as opposed to direct emails which benefit only those sending and receiving the email. If you have specific questions, there are lots of network members who desire to share with others. How about it, friends? Any helpful words for Rachel?
Goodmorning Rachel, I would like to know where you are in Togo. I also have a little agro ecological farm in Tove Agbessia, near Kpalimé that I am running through an association called Piment Solidaire.
I would be glad to exchange with you.
Julien
Hi Rachel,
Food Plant Solutions creates science-based educational resources that identify the most nutritional local food plants. These materials not only explain how to grow them sustainably, their nutritional value, how our bodies use those nutrients and what parts are edible but also provide advice on agroecological practices. There have been two small resources created for Togo. Suggest you visit our website www.foodplantsolutions.org and send us an email for further discussion info@foodplantsolutions.org
Regards,
Karalyn
Hello Julien! I would love to get in touch. I volunteer with a small organization in Amakpape called Cuori Grandi. One of the high school students here is a young girl with great potential. She is passionate about natural farming and the organization has a lot of (currently unfarmed) land, but their first attempt at starting a garden wasn’t very successful. I am looking for resources that can help her learn and apply the knowledge to the gardening. I am greatly limited because I don’t speak French and she doesn’t speak much English (my husband helps with translation!). I have gone through the ECHO resources in French and will download them for her, but I would love for her to have some local help and advice. She can do great things here with the right support. Would you kindly contact me on silvia.bonvini@gmail.com? Thank you!