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Gourmet, Organic meals- The fine dining experience.

As some of you know The Sands group has added a 'fine dining' experience to it's collection of properties and experiences here on the Kenyan south coast. Whether at the Nomad restaurant, the indulgent wine room, or at the new private beach house,…

Re-purposing diving wetsuits

For years now the Sands at Nomad and the Nomad Beach Bar have used Re-purposed, old diving wet suits from The Crab diving centre.   Diving wet suits are made from a kind of rubber called Neoprene. It, like plastics is not organic so it…

The Nomad Farm Update- ‘Farm-to-Fork’

The 'long rains' came late this year, and sadly not in the quantity or for the duration we (farm not beach) might have hoped. Currently we are still getting sporadic showers and the little rain that we have had has helped us to grow a lot of…

More Sea Turtles Please!

In the past month The Sands has partnered with The Diani Turtle Watch (DTW) to add another sea turtle nest relocation site in the local area to try to further increase the number of successful hatchings of sea turtles in Diani.    The first…

Ocean Conservation- From Trash to Treasure

Two days ago over the spring tide and the 'black moon' the Indian Ocean deposited a huge amount of waste in the form of old ropes, strings and fishing nets in front of The Sands at Nomad. It was literally TONS of plastics, nylons and micro-plastics. Fishing…

TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY- Of Chickens, Eggs, Compost and Waste Use.

   Did you know that if you where to come stay at The Sands at Nomad you would be served Free Range, Organic Eggs laid by happy chickens which are not fed the mass food supplements such as Layer's Mash? Well now you do. If this doesn't encourage…

SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION

Last week Saturday, as the sun's rays broke over the Indian Ocean a report came in of a large sea turtle on the Beach in front of The Sands At Nomad. Not many people have a chance to see a sea turtle let alone see one on land as, it is…

WASTE MANAGEMENT- MEAT WASTE

Did you know that the Sands at Nomad and and the Nomad Beach Bar use the 'waste' meat offcuts from the kitchen butchery which most hotels and restaurants throw away? Meat waste when thrown out will attract Parasites, Bacteria and Pathogens…

WASTE MANAGEMENT- Separation, Use and Record Keeping

As many of you know we at The Sands at Nomad have quite intensive waste management systems and procedures in place. Badly managed waste is one of the BIGGEST THREATS OF THESE TIMES to both Society (People) and our Environment. In short-  any…

REPURPOSING GLASS BOTTLES

If any of you have had a chance to pass by the Nomad Beach Bar for a drink, meal recently you will notice that,  not only is there now a 'fine-dining' experience with farm-fresh Organic produce available.. but there is also some 'beatification'…

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