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SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 13 May

I naturally love farming, or say being around the farm. Lately I just realized I do not have a kitchen garden and feel I should have one. I once shared how much I love veggies - especially farm fresh ones. I have navigated...

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12.05.2026 Getting less rainy, less humid much warmer

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 12 May

Over the past couple of weeks, Western Kenya has experienced heavy downpours – most of which turned disastrous. This week things seem to be changing tune since no rain was experienced on Monday. Today, Tuesday 12.05.2026 had a...

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May 5th

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 5 May

Been in the farm from 3.am. i am glad I did well. I hope you are doing well in your projects. I have many ideas with me. Hopefully I will discuss with you. Much greetings from Kenya.

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Heavy Rains in Kenya and effects

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 3 May

This season’s heavy rains here in Kenya are turning destructive. Over the past week, we have witnessed night time rains that take close to 7 hrs to end! The worst took place on Thursday night. Many families were displaced as a...

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No, this is not sugarcane.

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 21 Apr

I am sure the green grassy plants in this image resemble sugarcane. In deed, here in Kenya we call them "Napier Grass". They are great feed for cattle, especially in the case of dairy farming. I have planted a lot of it in hope...

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WHO ELSE IS SEEING A FRUIT?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 15 Apr

The photo shows a section of one of my passion fruit plants which has begun bearing fruit. Even though the fruits are not many, they are healthy and developing fast. In a couple of months I will be having a continuous supply of...

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farming

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Most of my Papaya turned out to be “Males”

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 11 Apr

While passing by most of my papayas, I was disappointed to discover they were mostly male. This means I won’t harvest much. Still, I have plans to replace most of them with new seedlings from a nearby tree nursery. The only...

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Wind brought down my banana before it was satisfactorily ready

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 21 Dec

On this morning of 212.12.2025, while walking homeward from the farm, I noticed one of my banana trees fallen. Most likely it was brough down by the strong winds after overpowering a supporting I had made for it. Although its...

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Bought a pair of ducks to comfort me after having lost all but one chicken in my farm

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 14 Dec

My fear that the remaining chicken would also die is fading as she looks improving. It is almost the second week since the others died but she seems getting stronger although she coughs every now and then. The good thing about her...

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Rains are back! Am Glad

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 14 Dec

November was very terrible for me. The rains were so scarce that it appeared I was going to lose most of my passion fruit and sugar cane plants. This second week of December has however left me with a sigh of relief since it has...

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What a bad month for my birds

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 8 Dec

I am so disappointed having lost all but one of my 15 birds. A strange disease which a vet claims to be New Castle killed them i just three days. The surviving one is also sickly and might not make it to tomorrow. At times farming...

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No chasing grass for these sheep

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov

The photo shows one of the paddocks on our old farm. You can see two different types of sheep-feeders. The sheep seem to have all chosen the same feeder but It’s because they haven’t registered the sound of the ute/pickup. The...

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Lumping barley in the old days

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Oct

So here’s another scene from the museum in Westonia, Western Australia. This shows a farmer in typical clothing ready to hump a bag of wheat onto a truck. My father never wore overalls but the truck is typical of one we had. At...

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Farm work progress not bad

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 16 Oct

When I feel I do not have much time, then I know I am doing pretty well. The more I work, the happier I am. Currently rains are not bad – not too much not too little. So I am satisfied that my crops are going to yield well. Sugar...

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The things you see on the back roads

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Oct

Travelling on the back roads as we have been doing we haven’t seen a lot of traffic but twice now we’re seen these self-propelled crop sprayers. From a distance, it’s hard to know what they are as they look a bit eerie with so...

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Penola, South Australia, is increasing its student numbers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Sep

Penola is a small town in south-east South Australia. Its high school student number were declining with most opting to travel by bus to Mt Gambier. That was the case until the school built a chicken coop on an empty paddock next...

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20.08.2025: Tomatoes doing relatively great.

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 20 Aug

I am glad my tomatoes are already doing well and there are minimal incidences of pest and diseases. I am already selling some to neighbours at fair prices. I pick 3-5 tomatoes daily from my less than 10 plants, and since I live...

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02.08.2025: Resuming serious farming, adjusting my alarm by an hour

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 2 Aug

At long last I feel so great and motivated. The illness that was bringing me down towards end of July seems to have given up on me. I therefore wish to recover the time I spent resting due to body pains and weakness. So I am...

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A mighty big tractor

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 22 May 25

While we were away, we drove through Carnamah which is in the middle of a farming area. What better icon for the town than this giant model of a Chamberlain 40K tractor. In the 1970s, the local machinery dealer sold 99 of these...

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Traces of heavy metals in vegetables – who is to blame?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 14 May 25

Vegetables are a food of choice for anyone who wants to live a healthy life. With the increasing demand of veggies, farmers are now growing them without much care on the side of consumers. A recent study in our country revealed...

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