Sunday, August 28, 2011

Simon's Place - A Study in Self-sustainability



Our final destination on the road trip was board member Simon's orphanage Good Shepherd in Nyahururu. These photos highlight Simon's self-sustaining elements such as his many gardens and greenhouses, hydraform block buildings made from his own soil, smoke house, bio-gas system, fish farms, rabbits, goats and zero-grazing cattle. Simon has been honored by the Kenyan government and his place is being used as an example of self-sustainable techniques and appropriate technologies.



One of Several Greenhouses

Tomato Greenhouse
Hydraform Block Buildings (l. storage; r. guest house)

Smokehouse

Bio-gas System


Rabbits

Goats

Zero-graze Cattle