{"id":196,"date":"2024-06-21T10:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T00:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/?p=196"},"modified":"2024-06-21T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T00:51:09","slug":"farm-visits-and-conference-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"Farm visits and Conference day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Cheryl O&#8217;Shannessy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff and Annette continued the sessions from yesterday. Nelson and Rael took Deenie and I to see their farm. Nelson has maize crops and kale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448129684_485721127208064_9098238791418945279_n-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448738334_1479129752977094_5132274924405526412_n-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It hasn\u2019t rained for 6 weeks and the crops are thirsty. Nelson would like to put in an irrigation system. He employs people to help him, and he supplies a school and hospital with vegetables. Nelson also has some medicinal plants, Aloe Vera and Morenga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448173417_1859551484544568_5525335722237436167_n-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448173417_1859551484544568_5525335722237436167_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448173417_1859551484544568_5525335722237436167_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448173417_1859551484544568_5525335722237436167_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448173417_1859551484544568_5525335722237436167_n-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kenya.gvcf.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/448173417_1859551484544568_5525335722237436167_n-1200x1600.jpg 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