• Land (size dependent on size of family or village)

  • crop farming: pigeon peas, maize

  • vegetable garden

  • pastures + bee keeping

• Water: underground (the play pump) or surface (gravity fed or wheel pump)

  • drinking (people & animals), washing, toilets, etc

  • feeding a fish pond

  • watering the vegetable garden

• Animals

  • cattle, goats, sheep, chickens, fish

Food self sufficiency: A traditional balanced diet using local produce

• Breakfast

  • porridge (maize meal), milk, honey, peanut butter

  • milk (& cheese)

  • eggs

  • beans

  • sweet potatoes

• Lunch

  • sadza / rice / potatoes

  • meat: fish, chicken, goat, sheep, beef

  • vegetables: green veges, onions, tomatoes, peas, beans

• Supper

  • sadza / rice / potatoes

  • meat: fish, chicken, goat, sheep, beef

  • vegetables: green veges, onions, tomatoes, peas, beans

• Snacks

  • wild fruits, water melons, carrots, roasted nuts, etc

Additional benefits

• Improved crop yields and food security

  • improved soil fertility: pigeon pea and jatropha plants, animal manure

  • pollination by bees

  • live fencing with jatropha protects crops from animals

  • pigeon peas are a drought resistant food crop

• Cash from excess produce and other spin offs: to pay school fees etc

  • sell jatropha seeds to NOCZIM for biodiesel production

  • sell excess crops, vegetables, milk, honey, fish, etc to city dwellers

• Biogas from cow dung for cooking, lighting, and heating: reducing need to spend hours searching for firewood in the wild (& save trees)

• Soil preservation: pigeon peas have a root system that prevents soil erosion

• Save trees: use biogas and when necessary, use trees that would have died naturally and pigeon pea left over stems for fire 

• Better fed and more productive animals: improved fertility, more milk, more eggs, more cash when animals are sold on the market.