Comments on: Re-using plastic containers in Kenya

By: Izzy

Izzy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:49:06 +0000

What exactly is a “shamba”, usually?

By: Roger Sharland

Roger Sharland — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:33:15 +0000

Great to see more uses of plastic bottles. The ore uses we have for them the fewer will add to the rubbish mountains! Another version of the vertical shamba is that made in a sack. There is also a bird feeder made from a platic bottle at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi.

By: paula

paula — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:41:40 +0000

Hi gmoke, Anouk, Jenny, Char and Jodie, thank you all for your supportive comments. I’m making sure that all the inventors are getting them!

By: gmoke

gmoke — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:28:54 +0000

The hanging shamba is very like the window farms some artists/designers are building in NYC. See http://windowfarms.org/ for directions on how to construct them.

By: Anouk Zijlma

Anouk Zijlma — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:53:53 +0000

Just wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed reading your blogs. You're my first "blog of the week". Will enjoy following you regularly now, Anouk Zijlma (Africa for Visitors, About.com)

By: Char (PSI Tutor:Mentor)

Char (PSI Tutor:Mentor) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:27:59 +0000

yes, the hanging shamba is a gorgeous idea, more information would be great. i will have a go myself, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas.

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:18:17 +0000

I love the vertical shamba, looks like it would be perfect for a balkony garden too.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:26:55 +0000

Love this! Would there happen to be more pictures? I would love to see how it’s put together. Making something like this would be great for the small garden patch I have!