Julie Baghaoui

Ooo I’m imagining a swing hanging off that one in a few years ^^
I like the idea
Plus the acorns are edible (could be fed to animals too I believe)

So there’s an old outdoor latrine (read: hole in the ground) left by the previous owners a few meters off the south east side of the house. What’s a good tree to plant in there once we fill it in? For info, semi arid steppe climate (close to the Sahara desert in Algeria), usually doesn’t go below freezing, sandy soil, but could be watered by gray water from the house. Bonus points for  guild ideas in addition.

My first thoughts are non edible, something  useful maybe coppice-able for mulch or rocket stove wood. Forage for bees? Easy on the eyes? A tree wild birds (we’ve seen hoopoes!) love to make their homes in or eat berries off of?

Very interesting discussion.
Came across this video of a company in Kenya doing exactly this. Unfortunately they don’t specify whether they beat treat the worms before feeding them to the chickens :

Found more information on the video posted below :
« Sanergy utilises BSF larvae and thermophilic composting to treat and upcycle faecal sludge, agricultural waste, and market and kitchen food waste. »

https://a.storyblok.com/f/191310/68022333cc/6-black-soldier-fly-waste-treatment-tech-in-practice-kenya.pdf

We’re trying to green our little piece of steppe/desert on the edge of the Sahara in Algeria. Along with leucaena, carob, maybe acacia if I can get them to sprout, I’d like to plant some mesquite trees but don’t have access to the seeds here. Willing to refund mailing costs (PayPal?).

Also have seen the climate referred to as continental Mediterranean. Inland Algeria bordering the Sahara desert

New landowner here, Bsk semi arid steppe sandy soil lots of work to do, just wanted to ask the question, we came across some wild tortoises roaming our land today. What does this mean? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Useful or pests? The kids are going to be thrilled, and I don’t mind them, but I’d love anybody with experience or knowledge’s expertise on the subject ^^

Love reading all your responses! Here are some quick pictures :

Yes this is the same problem I’m having ^^ I will check out the site and see if they’ll ship here they have beautiful pictures ! Thank you!

I’m in a place where local shipping isn’t very developed and seed varieties are pretty much the same around the whole country (and mostly hybrids for veggies and very generic boring varieties). Does anyone have experience ordering seeds internationally and from what site? Id love to be able to use PFAF.org to find specific plant varieties that will fit my site. But I can almost guarantee I won’t be able to find them myself here so I’d have to order online and have them shipped. Ancient varieties, cover crops, fruits trees, bushes etc …. The more variety the better so I can make one big order with the maximum at once. Any site recommendations? Success having them shipped to countries outside of the us and Europe? (I’m in Algeria so Northern Africa)