After several trainings on Farming God’s Way to Farmers and Churches, A Rocha Kenya introduced the technology to school kids but in a language suitable for them. Logos Christian School was the first school to carry out farming God’s way, through their environmental club.
For the period of three months, this young ones interacted with the soil, learnt the process of planting, germination and harvesting, preparation of compost, green tea and organic pesticides.
Wondering why farming god’s way in schools?

We as A Rocha Kenya want to nurture a generation of young people who care for God’s creation, a generation who do not depend on relief aids when there are no rains and a generation that acknowledges and values humanity.

At the onset of the program, with the help of the club’s patron Mrs. Warigia, we set up two demonstration plots (3 meters by 2 meters wide) in the school compound. The kids planted Managu and Dhania (coriander)(Solanum nigrum) in each of the plots, took care of them through watering and looking out for any pest or weed attacks.

In a bid to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We taught them how to make compost with the waste from the school kitchen and the grass form the playground. As well as pesticides from the locally available plants such as the Mexican sunflower and the fish poison bean.

.

We harvested the crops after the three months elapsed and the fruits were astonishing. They sold vegetables to their parents during their closing Christmas concert making a total of Ksh.5500 which was donated to a single mother ailing from fistula and cervical cancer.
In line with our vision Nature conserved, people transformed, this young ones view of farming was completely changed as most of them at the beginning taught it was an activity for the poor and dirty. We thank God for the success of this program in Logos Christian School and we hope this is received by many more schools for sustainability’s sake