Reading rainfall records before you plant a single seed
Why we cross-reference five years of rain data against the calendar before committing a plot to maize or cassava.
Field records, planting guidance and the odd hard lesson — shared for other growers working this same valley.
Why we cross-reference five years of rain data against the calendar before committing a plot to maize or cassava.
The difference between land that produces for decades and land that's been pushed past what it can give back.
How we time harvest against buyer orders instead of harvesting on a fixed schedule and hoping for the best.
Closing the loop between soil, feed and manure — and why the order you do this in matters.
Notes on training new hands to trust the record over their gut — even when the record is inconvenient.
Land is only worth as much as your ability to get produce off it — a lesson learned the slow way.