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20.10.2025
First day
First day
Exploring the land with our first team of seven people: Romane, Jiahe, Eddie, Juliette, Paul, and Tom.
Getting to know our work area: a 4-meter by 200-meter strip of land that
was plowed with a tractor in preparation; loosening the soil to facilitate the planting process and adding nutrients to the surface. During this first day, we looked for a drainage method that would allow water to be retained and distributed throughout the strip: creating half-moons, small dams with rocks and earth, inspired by the green belt in sub-Saharan Africa. We built 5 half-moons on the first day. The day was dry and hot.
Getting to know our work area: a 4-meter by 200-meter strip of land that
was plowed with a tractor in preparation; loosening the soil to facilitate the planting process and adding nutrients to the surface. During this first day, we looked for a drainage method that would allow water to be retained and distributed throughout the strip: creating half-moons, small dams with rocks and earth, inspired by the green belt in sub-Saharan Africa. We built 5 half-moons on the first day. The day was dry and hot.
21.10.2025
Second day
Second day
We finished building all the half-moons on (this side of the field) by the end of the day: 25 in total, with the help of a few local farmers and Adam, a boy from the village, who joined us to help. They showed us how to build more efficiently by digging deeper holes and covering the stones with extra soil.
The day was once again dry and hot.
The day was once again dry and hot.
22.10.2025
Third day
Third day
It's raining this morning, the first rainy day of autumn, an ideal day for planting.
Inspired by the Miyawaki method, which consists of planting as many plants as possible in one square metre
(about 4 plants) and mixing trees, shrubs, bushes, and herbaceous plants, the goal is to create competition between plants, provide shade, and build a refuge for insects and animals. This method allows the forest to be self-sustaining in three years, meaning it can thrive with minimal human intervention.
On that day, we planted 80 trees donated to us by the regional water and forestry council: fig, almond, pomegranate, carob and mulberry-leaved plane trees. At this stage, we only have canopy and understory trees
Inspired by the Miyawaki method, which consists of planting as many plants as possible in one square metre
(about 4 plants) and mixing trees, shrubs, bushes, and herbaceous plants, the goal is to create competition between plants, provide shade, and build a refuge for insects and animals. This method allows the forest to be self-sustaining in three years, meaning it can thrive with minimal human intervention.
On that day, we planted 80 trees donated to us by the regional water and forestry council: fig, almond, pomegranate, carob and mulberry-leaved plane trees. At this stage, we only have canopy and understory trees