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Namalo Permaculture Demonstration Site and Farm

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Commenced:	01/09/2012
Submitted:	19/02/2013
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	Namalo, next to a shop called County, House, Namalo (next to Rwambwa), Bunyala, Busia, KE
Phone:	+254(0)704316285
Climate zone:	Wet/Dry Tropical

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Duck habitat under construction

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Posted by Chiel van der Voort over 11 years ago

We're expanding our main pond while creating a duck's paradise

After gaining confidence that our biggest pond, which is intended to capture rainwater from the road, indeed does so, we have decided to make it a lot bigger! While the first pond was a rather dull 6.5 feet deep triangle on the lower side of our lowest swale, the new add-ons are intended to make it a lot more interesting for animals, plants and humans alike.

Some features of the expanded pond:

-It will add two different depths plus a 'beach'

-The sides bordering our fence will be steep, while to side of our garden will contain a beach, as to encourage our ducks to remain on our property

-The 6.5 and 5 feet areas are meant to raise a lot of mudfish

-The 3.5 feet area will be filled with banana plants and yams, which will be very happy with their feet in the water most of the time. At the same time it ensures a lot of water available near our house and tree nursery through the recently dug canal leading to halfway the acre

-The already in place swale will prevent rainwater from our garden to enter the pond straight away

-The ducks will have their private villa made from sticks, bamboo, an iron sheet and mud on their private island

So, that's the plan. I hope the ducks, fish, banana's, frogs, yams, trees and birds will like it as much as I do!

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