A school and teaching garden in Umoja, Kenya with the tried and tested TAGS irrigation system helps to make the children's diet healthier and more varied.
The school meal is often the only meal the children have.
Therefore the school garden can make an important contribution to the nutrition. The pupils learn in practical lessons to understand and respect nature.
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Explanation of the "tub patch" system
Cistern with patch foundation in typical local manner
Pouring the bed base plate
Construction of the first tub patch
Tub patch with shaped and natural stone borders
The patches are filled with potting soil and planted
The system enables year-round harvesting
The patch equipped with a protective fence and a shading plane is irrigated
