Our Farms
Our farms are located in areas where there's rich heritage.
WHY ECO FARMING?
Ecological farming combines modern science and innovation with respect for nature and biodiversity. It ensures healthy farming and healthy food. It protects the soil, the water and the climate. It does not contaminate the environment with chemical inputs or use genetically engineered crops. And it places people and farmers—consumers and producers, rather than the corporations who control our food now—at its very heart.
It is a vision of sustainability and food sovereignty in which food is grown with health and safety first and where control over food and farming rests with local communities, rather than transnational corporations.
Welcome To Moruga, Trinidad.
Moruga is a rural village located on the south coast of Trinidad, the larger of the twin islands in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the southernmost nation in the Caribbean archipelago. The Columbus Channel, historically named after Christopher Columbus’ landing on his third voyage to the Americas, separates the island from Venezuela on the South American mainland by 40 km. Traditionally an agriculture and fishing village, Moruga is home to the Merikin descendants who brought with them hill rice seeds which fused with the Warao first people’s corn and formed Moruga Hill Rice. It is also the home of the world’s hottest peppers, the Moruga Scorpion Pepper, and other crops such as cocoa, coffee, and several tropical fruits.
Our Moruga farm project began with the construction of an irrigation pond. Subsequently, four (4) acres of land were cleared and planted with Moruga Hill Rice between citrus and other trees. The cycle of Moruga Hill Rice from planting to harvest is approximately four (4) months. Additionally, a five (5) acre block of cocoa is currently under rehabilitation and should start producing cocoa within six (6) months to one (1) year. Our team will continue to rehabilitate the balance of the twenty (20) acre estate in 2021.
Welcome To Kampala, Uganda.
Buganda, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, has been blessed geographically. Situated on the northern shores of the largest inland lake in Africa, the land got the privilege of good soils, adequate and reliable rainfall, and abundant sunshine. In this area, known today as the fertile crescent of Uganda, practically everything could grow well, provided that it receives sufficient care. Among the fruits of the earth were the onions, bananas, and ground nuts (peanuts), which became the staple foods of Buganda. These geographical advantages also mean that, in this region, food production does not require as much labour as other parts of Uganda.
Eco Grow Circle has partnered with Save The Nature, a Ugandan based organisation, to support the community of Bantu Farmers and the people of Nkokojeru to plant ten (10) acres of groundnuts and onions. The project aims to support the subsistence farmers as they advance to a commercially viable scale for the benefit of poorer communities. Additionally, a key focus is on providing self-employment and creating breakthrough opportunities from poverty for girls and the elderly.
