While we may be just starting the gardening season in the Pacific Northwest, and other parts of the United States, it’s “canning” season in Senegal!
The gardens often produce more food than the families can eat and sell and garden participants are creative in how they maximize their harvests.
Ndouima Sall has a plot in the Mboyo Garden.
When gardens produce more than can be consumed, the women quickly set to preserving the excess so it will be available later.
Racky Niane also has a plot in the Mboyo Garden. She explains the how preserving the turnips not only extends their shelf-life, but also adds additional forms of income for the women and their families.
The women of the Mboyo Garden are very happy for the help you have brought to their community. With your support more communities will benefit from increased food and financial security.