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Tree planting at various schools in Kibigori

My team went to plant 450 trees in various schools in Kibigori area. We donated 450 trees to Oroba Primary school, Wook Primary school, Minyange Primary school and Waware primary schools. We also donated some trees to Miranga Dispensary in Milani. These indigenous trees A lot of thanks to donor of these trees. My team… Continue reading Tree planting at various schools in Kibigori

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Nurture Nature

Ancient Aryans worshipped nature and that included trees, plants and other elements. They preserved water bodies and held every aspect of nature in great reverence. In India there is a tradition of creating figures of gods and goddesses with mud and clay especially from that which is got from the river bank. These idols are… Continue reading Nurture Nature

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KVC designs Course Material

Kenya Vegclub contributed to the course material launched by Lake Basin College today at Ketitu center near Kisumu. The course is called Vegetable Nutrition Science. It is designed to educate farmers on how to grow vegetables organically and scientifically. The material is jointly written by Vaishali Shah and Prof Jack Kamiruka of Lake Basin College.… Continue reading KVC designs Course Material

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Seed Donation at Kosogo

The team of volunteers from Kenya Vegetarian Club moved to yet another village, this time to Kosogo, which is situated close to Ketito in Kisumu County. It was heartening to see over 170 farmers come forward to support this unique initiative of planting trees out of the seeds donated by our club. This mission meets… Continue reading Seed Donation at Kosogo

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Use and do not throw please

I love ice creams. Rich, creamy, heavenly, delicious --oh well I could go on and on just thinking of the dollops of ice cream that come in all kinds of flavors, colors and textures in the market. I know all of you are already creating mental images of the last time you had an ice… Continue reading Use and do not throw please

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Seed Donation at Ketitu

Kenya Vegetarian Club continued with the program of seed donation to farmers near Ketitu village near Kisumu today. The club donated more than 2000 seeds to local farmers who already have farms to plant Muringa trees. I am proud of my team which is helping me to reach out to people in different corners of… Continue reading Seed Donation at Ketitu

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The Rise of the Assertive Vegetarian

The dictionary meaning for assertive is self-confident, self-assured, confident, firm as also forceful, forward, pushy and aggressive. We do not want to sound forceful or pushy. Without meaning to be offensive, I have always wanted to ask this question, why is it that we always shy away from revealing our eating choices. We need to… Continue reading The Rise of the Assertive Vegetarian

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Seed donation at nyahera kisumu west

Kenya veg club donated seeds to the farmers of Nyahera village on 11th August. Wherein more than fifty farmers from various small villages were gathered to understand the importance of muringa seeds and promised them to grow for personal as well as commercial purpose.

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Let’s go organic

Sikkim is a tiny state tucked in Northeast India. It has achieved a great milestone as it has become India’s first fully organic state by implementing organic practices on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land. This was achieved over a period of 12 years as it was in 2003 that the government decided to make… Continue reading Let’s go organic

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Official inauguration of reforestation program 

Kenya Vegetarian Club officially inaugurated the reforestation program in Kisumu county with the donation of Muringa seeds. The program was initiated in Ketito village with the local farmers who have ready to plough lands. The group of farmers representing various small villages around came forward to commit their lands for the reforestation program. Each farmer… Continue reading Official inauguration of reforestation program 

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The food on my plate

Do you think of the farmer who sowed the seeds, tilled the land, irrigated and kept watch till the golden crop got ready to be transported on a journey before it reached your kitchen changing many hands in the process? When was the last time you ever spoke to a farmer who prepared the food… Continue reading The food on my plate

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Bringing up trees

I was just reading a report in the paper about how celebrities in India have started adopting animals in the zoo and contribute towards their upkeep and maintenance. Following this even others have started showing interest in such a scheme. This brings in revenue to the zoo no doubt, but also gives a sense of… Continue reading Bringing up trees

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A talk on vegetarianism at Nyamira Girls high school

It was a tough day for me as the distance to the school was too much for me to cover.. but somehow I managed to reach there.. After seeing the enthusiasm of the girls, my hesitation  just disappeared. It was worth the drive and time invested for this talk. When I started talking about meat… Continue reading A talk on vegetarianism at Nyamira Girls high school

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Tree planting in Kibigori

I was so thrilled to do a session of tree planting in Kibigori as that is the place where we were blessed to build Shiv Temple. Our local coordinator Rashid was also delighted to arrange for the site, team and other requirements for the tree planting. We planted more than one fifty trees in the… Continue reading Tree planting in Kibigori