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BPF Corn towers above the rest
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A Farm in a Backpack - Working with Eco-Friendly Farming to Help Africans to Feed Africa

I work in East Africa on a personal mission to incubate projects which will help feed Africa and then the rest of the world. My projects include the Backpack Farm Program, a canvas backpack filled with eco-friendly agriculture inputs and training a rural farmer needs to triple the quantity and quality of food they produce. I believe it is possible to end the food crisis in Sub Saharan Africa using eco-friendly models of development.

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Rachel Zedeck PLUCKFASTIC.ORG - Committed to oceans and ending use of plastics!

Aug 31, 2010 02:38 pm

Hey Changents....  Yes, I've been MIA but have been swamped with the first harvest of our demo farm in South Sudan (pics to follow soon).  So just a quickie to share a website truly committed to ending the use of plastic: www.pluckfastic.org (*what a great name)!.; You can even order recycled paper/veggie ink pluckfastic.org st... Continue reading PLUCKFASTIC.ORG - Committed to oceans and ending use of plastics!

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Dennis Nyandaya
September 1, 2010 - 9:28am
plastics are a real therat to our environment and the campaign to end their use is a great idea that ,i believe will enable the coming generations find a better environment to live in.KUDOS pluckfastic.org, KUDOS Rachel.
Jen_Changents
September 2, 2010 - 10:56am
Love the name. Love the mission. Thanks for sharing!
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  • Backpack Farm Agricultural Program
  • www.backpackfarm.com
  • Bottom of the pyramid value chains targeting small landholder farmers’ production models with cutting edge technology, programming and market development.

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  • Managing Director
  • Nairobi , Kenya
  • Posted: Oct 20, 2009
  • Last Updated: Sep 1, 2010
  • Focus Area: Hunger
  • Website: www.Backpackfarm.com

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catecameron
July 30, 2010 - 3:04pm
Hi Rachel, wow, I love your project Backbpack Farm. It is so inspirational. I saw first hand when I was in Africa how effective giving sustainable agricultural support can be. I really identify your feeling of rawness and exhaustion - it can be overwhelming, but by stepping back and doing it little by little, step by step it happens! I am so interested in seeing more of your work and the journey from when and where you began. Thank you for all of your work! Best...Cate Cameron
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