Our Smallholding: Episode 1 | Exploring Mixed Farming in Peri-urban Lusaka | A Brief Tour

In this video we finally take a tour of our smallholding farm in Lusaka, introducing the various systems that we have put in place to sustainably produce our own food, promote wildlife and biodiversity and get the maximum enjoyment for our space. Join us for this introduction to our small farm and watch us continue to develop and grow as the year progresses.
Video Breakdown:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Domestic vegetable garden
02:38 Market vegetable garden
04:24 Our goats
06:25 Sun orchard
07:59 Intercropping Pigeon peas in the orchard
09:15 Shade orchard
11:23 Using vertical space
12:22 Ornamental plantings around the house
14:14 The grassland area
15:09 The woodland area
17:14 The nursery
19:31 Outro

[@abbieimakumbili49]

Thank you for sharing, very helpful🤝👏🙏

[@farmissa]

Great video❤🎉❤ subscribed

[@Namsteading]

We enjoy watching fellow homesteaders. We are Namibian homesteaders we also have a small but growing UA-cam channel

[@xrisbwalya]

Inspirational indeed, would like to visit once in Zambia if welcome lol..

[@homesteadzambia]

Maybe one day!

[@elentsimpson1180]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING A NICE ZAMBIA.

[@homesteadzambia]

Our pleasure!

[@kasflouz]

Beautiful stuff, I have land and doing the same in the DRC, I try opening a small farm to produce affordable stuff for locals, I will soon visit Zambia as I have family and friends there, my father loves Zambia as well so I must visit.

[@brianmwiinga8166]

You are well come to Zambia. I am just in the process of having a similar arrangement. My wife and I have agreed on this decision. I am quite excited

[@percysjohnsonmwapemukubwe.3705]

Watching from UK getting inspiration to do works on my farm in Zambia in Kapiri mposhi

[@homesteadzambia]

Thanks. We've had a look at your UA-cam. Keep up the good work

[@perfediahill1342]

Awesome video 👍🇿🇦

[@homesteadzambia]

Thanks 👍

[@monicamussasa8635]

Good luck for your farm nice to see you on you tube 🎉

[@homesteadzambia]

Thank you for your support

[@bibiliyaumucyowisininzira8671]

Nice man and hard worker keep going on

[@homesteadzambia]

Thank you for the encouragement

[@JS-jh4cy]

How do you handle the lack of rain in the long dry season?

[@homesteadzambia]

We build up mulch as much as possible which does help a lot. But even we were caught by surprise with the early dry season...