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Permaculture Garden-Farm In Papua New Guinea

 
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Hi guys, my name is Constance.
A few years ago I posted on this forum, stating my desire to start a community permaculture garden-farm in my mother's village in Papua New Guinea.
I did not make any headway at the time. But fast forward to this year, My family and I had the opportunity to make a start on the land.

Here's a link to some photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Htjvc8Pjm2kZqYX8

It's small, and has only recently been initiated. But I have the potential to claim around 25 hectares of land for it (given I write a good proposal and present it to my clan members)
My main objective is to help drive sustainable change in my village back home, I have a small write up here in my go-fund me link if you'd like to read:  

https://gofund.me/d5d0b319

I have come here to seek help or to direct me to resources, and potential funding sources. I really don't know much technically about regenerative gardening, specifically permaculture, or gardening for that matter. Though much of it feels intuitive in the sense that it truly runs in the blood any Papua New Guinean. (90% of PNG's are subsistence farmers). Needless to say, I really don't have the brains to direct or run a permaculture-garden farm and this is possibly the best solution for all the problems that are manifesting back home right now.
I would love to source people to come and help, who are interested in community building, are culturally sensitive, problem solvers,  genuinely interested in learning about Papua New Guinea. There is a massive cultural breakdown in my village, post-colonisation, and due to its proximity to Port Moresby (the capital city). This has resulted in a very broken culture, not dissimilar to many other indigenous cultures around the world. There is plenty of land, but our government is very corrupt and access to education is limited.
I realise this is a massive undertaking, but as they say "It takes a village".
I am looking to collaborate and facilitate!

I am going back to PNG in a week and will continue working on the garden, you can follow the journey here at this link: https://www.instagram.com/islandbisous/?hl=en
I share an account with my 3 "sisters".

Cheers,
Connie







 
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Connie, I applaud you on your work thus far and wish you well on your journey. You mentioned you do not know much about permaculture, but you underestimate yourself. You already have an herb spiral built with several plants. The seed starting station is so beneficial. I noticed your round mesh compost area. Awesome! You have raised up planting rows and only walking on the paths between, which will aid in not compacting your planting rows.

What does Hanua Umana translate to in English?

I hope you get lots of useful info here and some helpers. Best to you!!
 
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@Angela Wilcox

Thank you so much for you kind words and encouragement! We are doing our best, and purchasing alot of books to help us!
I'll continue to post here as I troubleshoot and seek advice.

Hanua Umana, means 'Village Garden'
 
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Hi Connie, I love your work! My partner Karen and I have just arrived in POM for a 10 month stint with Australian Volunteers. We are working at the Moresby Arts Theatre, but I'm also a landscape designer, professional gardener and Permaculture disciple! Everything you are doing in your village is absolutely inspirational and you should be very proud of what you've achieved so far. Once the seed of renewal is planted it can never die! I'd love to visit the village or meet up with you to talk about how I could help. I'm not sure how long you're in PNG but my number is 7170 1180. Cheers Dave
 
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