Nabaala Village Agroforestry Site #1 of 3

Abudu and his close friends will visit and work on this site with the Nabaala community first in November 2025.

Please note that the satellite photo of Nabaala is from the dry season, hence all the brown areas. In the wet season, the landscape greens up. All areas around family compounds are used to grow various crops, including millets, sorghums, corn, beans..and much more.

Draft design proposals for Agroforestry Installations in November and December 2025

  • 3 acre food forest garden.

  • 1,500 ft of fence line

  • Orange line is wire & living fence

  • Red is Vegetable line

  • Tree lines planted on berms of half moons

  • Primary Edible Tree List - Cash Crops: Cashew, Moringa, Mango

  • Secondary Edible Tree list: Noni, Lemon, Custard apple, Bitter leaf

  • Support Trees: Mulberry, Acacias, Native Medicinal

  • Shrub & Herb List : In progress…

  • Benefits of choosen trees in system : Edible, Native Medicinal, Biomass production, Nitrogen fixing, Animal Fodder

In the Tree line, the primary long term cash crop is the Cashew tree. Mixed in with many other types of fruit trees, nitrogen fixing trees and native medical trees. At this site we will implement planted half moons for water harvesting since compaction, overgrazing & hardpan effect are at play. Annual crops will be grown inside and between half moons.

The House inside the orange fence uncle Kwame's 2 story unfinished home. He passed away many years ago. His son Kwabie & family have agreed for it to become a shared guest house for groups that visit.

In exchange we will help to fund its completion. (The family currently live in Kumasi, not the village). One of the downstairs rooms could also potentially serve as a community room with 2 computers and a small library, accessible everyday to the community.

Prior to November group arrival if funds are acquired:

  • Fennce & gate installation

  • Nurseries/ farmers contacted to start or continue growing desired trees/plants.

  • Aquire desired Seeds for support species and understory

  • Compost brought to site

  • Well Installation / Irrgation assessment / Irrgation preparations

    Nabaala 2025 agroforestry site fundraising goal $25,000

    Community House fundraising Goal $20,000

Inspiration for our Agroforestry work

Draft design proposals for Agroforestry Installations in November and December 2025

Tongo Food Forest Garden Site #2 of 3

  • Green lines indicate 4 strata perennial Agroforestry lines. 2 Strata of Trees & 2 strata of Shrubs & Herbs. 8 Agroforestry rows, 7 Annual crop rows, spaced 9ft on center. 5ft planted bed width, 4ft wide pathways. Most rows will be about 65ft long, with a potential pathway down the centre. Green and yellow lines are placed roughly on contour. Contour lines will be ground checked with an A-Frame.

  • Yellow lines Indicate Annual and Perennial Vegetable lines

  • Blue lines indicates  Gate Entrances

  • Red lines Indicate the Proposed fencing / perimeter

  • Planted Around grey water outlet from sink and showers. Palm Nut (red), Coconut (pink) , Plantain (yellow).

Tree List: Moringa; Cashews; Guava; Almond; Noni; Cocoa; Lemon; Umbrella ; Custard apple; Bitter leaf; Mulberry, Mango, Acacia

Shrub & Herb List : In progress…

Prior to November group arrival if funds allow:

  • Fennce & gate installation

  • Nurseries/ farmers contacted months in advance to start or continue growing desired trees/plants.

  • Aquire desired Seeds

  • Compost brought to site

  • Irrgation assessment / Irrgation preparations

    Tongo 2025 agroforestry site fundraising goal $13,000