Freetown community garden — Mornie Ojuku farmers' association (Sierra Leone)
Freetown, Sierra Leone · Operator: Mornie Ojuku（農業組合）
Overview
A roughly two-hectare community garden in a mangrove swamp in Freetown, worked by 35 men and women of a farmers' association on one plot per household. Soil and pests are handled with nothing but compost and ash — an example of the urban growing that has underpinned food and cash income in the post-conflict city.
Citizen participation
Each member household works one plot. Compost serves as the fertiliser and ash as the pest deterrent, keeping the growing largely free of bought inputs.
Operating model
The garden sits on state land and is run by the Mornie Ojuku farmers' association. It is one of the gardens registered under the Slow Food Foundation's 10,000 Gardens in Africa programme; no breakdown of running costs has been published.
Impact
The fertile swamp soil carries more than ten crops, from leafy greens to tomatoes and cassava, feeding member households and bringing in income, with compost-centred growing established as the association's shared practice.
Land tenure
The garden occupies state land divided into plots for association members; the form of the arrangement is not published.
Crops
- レタス
- キャベツ
- トマト
- ジャガイモ
- キャッサバ
- トウガラシ
- オクラ
- クレインクレイン（モロヘイヤ類）
- ナス
- カボチャ
Scale
20,000 m² — マングローブ湿地のおよそ2ha。男女35人の組合員が参加し、1世帯につき1区画を割り当てる
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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