This afternoon, we stumbled upon a protest in Homa Bay (see the video below). We saw people raising branches, cooking spoons, and some even holding stones. While it was a peaceful protest, we saw in the people’s eyes that they were losing their patience. Out of total despair, the people have taken to the streets …
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Recently, we cycled across Kenya visiting a variety of farms, and we learned about how farmers cope with the effects of climate change through regenerative practices. In this blog post, we will share some of our learnings and experiences from the first few farms we visited.Remember our very first farm visit in the Netherlands? That …
Learnings from Regenerative Farms in Kenya ๐ด๐พโโ๏ธย ๐ฉ๐พโ๐พ Read More »
CYCLING IN KENYA IS MAGICAL! Initially, we had a preconception that the further south you go, the harder it gets to cycle. After cycling a total of 5,600 km, we were extremely satisfied to cycle in Kenya.On the main roads, the tarmac is well laid and there is a shoulder to cycle on, which gives space …
Giovanni Passuello is a Plant Sciences graduate from Wageningen University and Research (WUR) who recently completed an internship with one of the biggest digital providers for farmers. As part of Cycle to Farms, we also want to encourage more young people to share their stories about sustainable agriculture, so we asked Giovanni to share some …
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Holiday wishes ๐ ๐ฟ! It has been a while since we left our home and as we travel further, the more and more we believe that the globe is our home! This year, we are spending Christmas on our bikes, cycling and visiting farms around Mount Kenya. We wish all our followers a wonderful Christmas and …
4 500 km – WHAT A RIDE! Every phase of Cycle to Farms mission has been loaded with lessons and challenges. The Middle-East part was relatively short (1500km), but physically, intellectually and emotionally intense. In previous blog post, we talked about Jordan. Now we share some of our experiences in Egypt. Here we visited 2 farms, Habiba Community …
La Junquera – regenerative farm in spain In the southeast of Spain, there are serious problems with desertification due to climate change and the long history of conventional agricultural practices. The soils are degraded, aquifers are overexploited, and there is a significant biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss is and has been an important aspect of the …
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“Welcome to Jordan” Cycling in the ever-changing landscapes of Jordan has been magical. In 100km you could be below sea level and quickly rise up to 1400m crossing wadis, sandy deserts and rocky mountains. Ultimately, the extremely friendly and intelligent people we met here in Jordan enriched our stay. We heard the phrase “Welcome to Jordan” hundreds …
Our 5th farm stop was in Austria. Here we met Alfred Grand, an organic farmer and entrepreneur who has transformed his family’s 90-hectare conventional wine and sugar beet farm into a diversified organic arable farm, vegetable garden, agroforestry, vermi-composting, and research and demonstration hub. Alfred wants to demonstrate that it is feasible to leave …
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A few months ago we started with our project Cycle to Farms in which we want to learn more about #regenerativeagriculture in the EU, the Middle East and East Africa. This video shows little snippets of our #biketravel through: The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. Let us know what you think ๐ Support our mission …
Cycling from The Netherlands to Slovenia ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐น๐ธ๐ฎ Read More »