Innovative keyhole gardens – fighting hidden hunger in Chimaniman
Mrs Mutambara moves around her garden plucking different vegetables in her garden which she collects in her small basket. At various intervals, she stops to do a little weeding and to savour the scent of various sweet smelling herbs in her garden. One is immediately struck by the uniqueness of her garden. It is raised up to waist level, made of stone and had hole in the middle where the family pours water used for various chores in the home. The new innovation, called a key-hole garden , a key hole shaped garden raised to the waist and made up of locally available materials. The garden, which is often divided into six sections, allows the user to add scrap vegetables, manure and grey water into a composting basket that sits at the centre of the garden. Above- Mrs Mutambara in her garden Mrs Magaret Chikohwa- Mutambara resident under Headman Ngani in Chimanimani District is one of the farmers who have...