Both are Africans, but these mini-farms are 140 miles north of San Francisco in Mendocino County, better known for the harvesting of redwood trees and marijuana plants than kale and potatoes.īenedict and Mlegwah are a long way from home, and the biointensive farming system they’re mastering is a long way from becoming the norm - in the U.S. ![]() Three miles over the hills on another small farm, Jonnes Mlegwah is double-digging the soil with a spading fork, preparing to plant potatoes. ![]() AugHer face shaded by a wide-brimmed straw hat, Olawumi Benedict is cheerfully tending to her “little babies” - kale seedlings growing in shallow wooden flats until they’re hardy enough for transplantation into soil beds.
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