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Water at the Green Flower Foundation’s Vegetable Farm
Our partner, the Bishoftu Polytechnic College, gave 2000 sqm to be used to set up a vegetable farm. In order to conceive a sustainable farm, we had to face multiple challenges. The old diesel powered water pump, unused for the last forty-five years was one of them. It was defective and not usable. …
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Meet Dereje Negasa, teacher.
Dereje Negasa is from Gurudu region in Ethiopia. Gurudu is 262 km away from Addis Abeba and 165 km away from Bishoftu. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Plant Science and he is also certified in horticulture crops production. Dereje has been teaching Crop Production & Natural Resources at Bishoftu Polytechnic …
Green Flower Foundation’s first harvest !
In December 2018 the students of the Bishoftu Polytechnic College planted vegetable seeds (carrots, beans, Chinese cabbage, etc.). All started with the preparation of the groundwork. They had to plan, define and prepare the soil in accordance to the seed they wanted to grow. While the students learn theoretically in class how to grow vegetables …
Meet Hailu Dejene, teacher and farm manager.
Hailu Dejene is from Ambo, the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Ambo is 110 km away from Addis Abeba and 165 km away from Bishoftu. He graduated from Jimma University with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture. He is also certified in urban greenery, beautification and landscapes by the National Assessment Agency. Hailu has …