Ventree: From Seedling to Forest in 7 months
Dear Huggers! Is it July already?! Groucho Max once said: “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit Flies like a banana.” If you don’t know who Groucho Marx is look him up. It will definitely improve your quality of life. He was right on both counts as our plantation of seedlings is becoming a veritable forest […]
VENTREE: Partner Network Reveals The Big Picture
In this final report of the year (2018) it’s time to take stock and look forward, and, to thank those who have helped us launch this venture. So first, a huge, THANK YOU! …to our first group of tree buyers for helping us get our first plantation of 50,000 trees funded and planted; a project […]
VENTREE: First Planting – Lira Trees
Thirty hours by way of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, gets you from Vancouver B.C. to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, the ‘Pearl of Africa.’ Then on to Kampala City, another forty-five minutes on a modern, newly constructed highway for most of the trip; evidence of the investment and influence of the Chinese government so prevalent in […]
October 14th – The Rains Arrive At Priceless
If you read my last blog you’ll know that we received about 18,000 Lyra seedlings on October 8th in anticipation of the seasonal rains that usually come mid-to-late September. But alas we had to wait almost another full week, finally getting a big rain event on the 14th. The plantation acreage had been previously ploughed […]
DOGS, SNAKES AND KNIVES…
“This is a story in which dogs are tasked with protecting their human charges and knowing that loyalty goes both ways when the dog himself encounters a deadly snake and is saved by quick action and the utility of a sharp knife” VIDEO LINK HERE On Priceless Farms, and other installations developed by Love On Land, dogs […]
THE PRICELESS FARM’S SHAMBA SYSTEM
PF’s Shamba System provides valuable employment, education, housing, health services and security… …and a highly efficient forest management system for the farm! CHECK OUT RECENT VIDEO UPDATE HERE When building new farms in the rural landscapes of Africa you inherit lands full of people. Over 80% of Uganda’s population lives in rural areas and most […]
VENTREE: First Planting
Thirty hours by way of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, gets you from Vancouver B.C. to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, the ‘Pearl of Africa.’ Then on to Kampala City, another forty-five minutes on a modern, newly constructed highway for most of the trip; evidence of the investment and influence of the Chinese government so prevalent in […]
Nov 2-18: Wrap-up Report On Our First Planting
The rains were late but they finally arrived mid-October and the Priceless Farms team and resident farming families jumped to the task of prepping the soil and getting the patiently waiting Lyra seedlings out of our farm nursery and into the ground. Watch the Video HERE of the Land Prep Phase Twenty-thousand seedlings were planted […]
Say Hello to Hello Moringa
Hello Moringa is our first reseller in Canada. In fact the first anywhere. Go now to their very cool website, where you will be greeted with a charming video from Hello partner Sharon Ninaber offering you a FREE package (plus shipping), of our wonderful Moringa Powder. Here’s the link: HELLOMORINGA.COM Don’t delay because we know that […]
