Entries by Kevin Riley

Women Farmers in Kenya

An update from the field: Grow Biointensive Agricultural Center of Kenya (G-BIACK) Reaching Out To Women Farmers in Kenya: Agriculture is the back bone of Kenya’s economy where 90% of the population are farmers. You may be surprised to learn that 70% of Kenya’s farmers are women. Women are left to perform most duties at […]

Outreach Programs: Kenya

G-BIACK helps homeless, orphaned and abandoned children by teaching them sustainable organic farming methods.  Many impoverished girls and boys go to cities to seek employment. All too often they become lost and end up selling their bodies, which puts them at risk for HIV and AIDS. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel & Peris Nderitu, Directors of G-BIACK […]

Our Featured Project: Kenya

Our partner in the field, G-BIACK, the Grow Biointensive Agriculture Center of Kenya, demonstrates, trains and promotes sustainable organic farming methods among small-scale farm holders in Central, Eastern, and Nairobi Provinces in Kenya. Eradicating poverty and improving the living standards of communities by promoting sustainable livelihoods is the center’s aim. The center sits on one acre […]