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ORGANIC FARMING- MARCH UPDATE (Prep for the Rains)

With the intense heat of the past month now getting more humid the promise of the rains still seems like a far away story. The wind is blowing from the North-East (Kazikazi) and starting to swing to come from the East (Matilai). We had a day…

ORGANIC FARMING – MAKE YOUR OWN WORMARY FOR VERMI-FERTILIZER

CREATE A WORMARY  As you read this article the text is an explanation of WHY and the photos with captions is HOW.   Keep it Green People who try farming often complain that after a year or two their crops are not being as productive…

AQUAPONICS (GROWING FISH AND VEGETABLES) USING REPURPOSED ‘WASTE’

Aquaponics is growing crops without soil by using nutrient rich water which is created by Fish. The Fish put nutrients in the water due to their waste. This water is then pumped through 'beds' of pebbles, Pumice or in our case Lava rock.…

RECYCLING CANDLE WAX

For anyone why has been looking for a way to reuse 'waste' candle wax easily here is an idea for you. We use it to make beach candles, You will need old wax and old poster rolls for recycling. (any size works) In the past we used more candles…

REPURPOSING PLASTIC BOTTLES- Roofing

 For anyone that has been following our blog we have been dropping in a few tasters of this new project which is looking to find a way to simply repurpose PET plastic bottles into roofing tiles. During the lockdown over 2020 the 'Green Room'…

THE SANDS AT NOMAD’S SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

 As part of our path towards sustainability there are a number of ongoings each month which help to move us in the right direction. Below are some of these achievements from the past months which have made a difference in making us a little…

RE-PURPOSING AND RE-USING- Be aware of and Reduce your waste (your impact)

Considering you are reading this blog might suggest that you are the kind of person who has (or wants to) become more conscious of their impact on their environment. Maybe you have realised that if we look after our environment our environment…

PET PLASTIC BOTTLES- Recycling and Repurposing

As some of you regular followers know we at the Sands at Nomad and the Nomad Beach Bar are very serious about trying to reduce our impact on the environment. One of these ways is to reduce the amount of waste going to the dump site. So we recycle,…

UPCYCLING, FARM UPDATE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECORD KEEPING

The new year has started and it seems that maybe it could be heading in a better direction than the last. Reports are out that the Corona cases are going down! Good news if this trend keeps up. Fingers crossed. Over the new year period…

DECEMBER WEEK 1- Organic farming, repurposing and waste management

  As we move further towards the end of the year the real December heat is building up. Lucky for us we had a little rain over the Full Moon period but now it looks once again to be hot and dry. Fingers crossed we will get a little more…

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