The Easiest Way To End Hunger Is To Turn Your Compound To A Farm!

You walk around these neighbourhoods where people are complaining of hunger, and you see in their front compounds and in their backyards, LAND JUST LYING FALLOW.

Why?

Convert that land to a MINI-FARM.

Plant tomatoes. Plant yam. Plant fruit seeds. Plant melon seeds. That's Egusi. Plant okro!

Start a small poultry in your backyard for your chicken and eggs.

What the hell is wrong with us as a people?

It is all this ''I must be oyinbo by force'' that is hurting us.

Before colonial rule and this our oyinbo system that followed, our ancestors never depended on the kings and chiefs for their food.

They planted their food everywhere they saw land.

Their houses would have an area to plant food somewhere. Houses would have yam barns to store yams in the backyard.

The only time you hear in our history that people were hungry was when there was a FAMINE, ie no rain.

There was nothing like abundant rain and fertile land, yet people going hungry. Impossible!

Today you walk around these neighbourhoods and just wonder, ''why can't these guys plant onions or cassava in this place''?

Urban farming is as African as Proverbs and Palmwine.

It even beautifies the environment!

If even one-fifth of us decided to convert our premises to mini farms, food will be become abundant in the country and very cheap!

Urban Farming

Lol. OK.

You are totally correct.

Dey play

matify83:
You are totally correct.

Thank you my brother.

We need to become Africans again.

We've lost touch with who we are. That is why we are in this situation.

We have NO REASON to be going hungry when there is no famine.

I personally cannot live anywhere I don’t have fruit tree and even garden. That is how I grew up. There was nothing like buying fruit in our house, the children just climb the tree and eat up there, bring whatever they can pluck inside the house. Vegetable yapa.

Just buy salt and plenty dry fish and store. The rest is possible and easy. Potato is the easiest to plant and can grow anywhere. It even starts growing if you leave it alone.

Rostikol:


Thank you my brother.

We need to become Africans again.

We've lost touch with who we are. That is why we are in this situation.

We have NO REASON to be going hungry when there is no famine.

Had to do some soul searching some few months back.

I had planted some Ixora plants around the front of my house and had been watering, trimming and sweeping their leaves for over 2 years.

I just snapped to reality and realized that all the drudgery of caring for these "flowers" can be beneficial if I replace them with edible plants.

Without wasting time, I destroyed my lush garden and in its place now, I have healthy growing dwarf bananas.
The amazing surprise now is that caring for my new plants doesn't seem to look like work anymore and I don't feel innately guilty watering my plants anymore like I use to feel, wasting clean water on flowers.

2mch:
I personally cannot live anywhere I don’t have fruit tree and even garden. That is how I grew up. There was nothing like buying fruit in our house, the children just climb the tree and eat up there, bring whatever they can pluck inside the house. Vegetable yapa.

Just buy salt and plenty dry fish and store. The rest is possible and easy. Potato is the easiest to plant and can grow anywhere. It even starts growing if you leave it alone.

Thank you.

Market was where our ancestors used to go to buy some extra stuff that they did not grow in their compound or farm.

It wasn't a place that they depended on for their food, whereby if prices went up, they would suffer.

Never.

But today we depend on market for ALL our food, which is ridiculous.

It's not meant to be like that!

So how many 50KG bags of rice or beans will your neighborhood farm give you? And how many bags do you consume in a month? You'll use your blokos to feed the birds abi?

So assuming you were president, that's your own solution of ending hunger?

And you go de insult Tinubu every 5 seconds.

I de shame for you walahi

Think9ja:
So how many 50KG bags of rice or beans will your neighborhood farm give you? And how many bags do you consume in a month? You'll use your blokos to feed the birds abi?

So assuming you were president, that's your own solution of ending hunger?

And you go de insult Tinubu every 5 seconds.

I de shame for you walahi

You can fill in the gaps of nutrition that way. By the way, the whole world is going through a general increase in price in the market. Till things come down or stabilize, it is advisable to have a garden. No be only rice and beans person go wait to chop. There are other types of beans like green beans that can be easily grown too.

Think9ja:
So how many 50KG bags of rice or beans will your neighborhood farm give you? And how many bags do you consume in a month? You'll use your blokos to feed the birds abi?

So assuming you were president, that's your own solution of ending hunger?

And you go de insult Tinubu every 5 seconds.

I de shame for you walahi

I don't like it when people tear down a progressive idea without providing a counter opinion. You just contributed negatively and in a destructive way

You dey answer Think9ja yet you no fit think.

Lol. Funny thread.

Alphamentips:


I don't like it when people tear down a progressive idea without providing a counter opinion. You just contributed negatively and in a destructive way

You dey answer Think9ja yet you no fit think.

So for your mind, na progressive idea be this okwaya? So people been no de plant around house before abi? So you take days do research and the easiest solution according to you na make people farm for their compound hahahah chai.

Think9ja:


So for your mind, na progressive idea be this okwaya? So people been no de plant around house before abi? So you take days do research and the easiest solution according to you na make people farm for their compound hahahah chai.

You are the one that is wrong. That's a very noble idea to plant around our homes. Growing up my mother as a nurse planted food in our house here in Lagos. It was so abundant that we had to give out. From plantain, banana, ewedu, okro, ugwu, pepper, tomatoes, fish, snails, even herbs like lemon grass and moringa. My neighbor supplied us abundant avocados. Our family friend gave us abundant garri, so what is the big deal in planting around our homes. You water all the plants in less than 30 minutes. We really enjoyed fresh food. Whatever job you do, you can plant food. But this generation just wants to sit down and be pressing phones and demanding everything from the government.

Rostikol:
The Easiest Way To End Hunger Is To Turn Your Compound To A Farm!

You walk around these neighbourhoods where people are complaining of hunger, and you see in their front compounds and in their backyards, LAND JUST LYING FALLOW.

Why?

Convert that land to a MINI-FARM.

Plant tomatoes. Plant yam. Plant fruit seeds. Plant melon seeds. That's Egusi. Plant okro!

Start a small poultry in your backyard for your chicken and eggs.

What the hell is wrong with us as a people?

It is all this ''I must be oyinbo by force'' that is hurting us.

Before colonial rule and this our oyinbo system that followed, our ancestors never depended on the kings and chiefs for their food.

They planted their food everywhere they saw land.

Their houses would have an area to plant food somewhere. Houses would have yam barns to store yams in the backyard.

The only time you hear in our history that people were hungry was when there was a FAMINE, ie no rain.

There was nothing like abundant rain and fertile land, yet people going hungry. Impossible!

Today you walk around these neighbourhoods and just wonder, ''why can't these guys plant onions or cassava in this place''?

Urban farming is as African as Proverbs and Palmwine.

It even beautifies the environment!

If even one-fifth of us decided to convert our premises to mini farms, food will be become abundant in the country and very cheap!

Urban Farming

You are absolutely correct. I grew up here in Lagos watching my parents grow food in our compound. we were a middle class family. My mum was a nurse, who had never farmed in her life, she just took it as a hobby. Soon our house became a store house of food. Anyone who visited always left with some food stuffs. I have also started working on a farm to, I also saw the gap in the market and found a business I am investing in. Pepper is now expensive like gold. I am going into farming of pepper and vegetables using the hydroponic system with a half plot of land laying fallow without any use.

Rostikol:
The Easiest Way To End Hunger Is To Turn Your Compound To A Farm!

You walk around these neighbourhoods where people are complaining of hunger, and you see in their front compounds and in their backyards, LAND JUST LYING FALLOW.

Why?

Convert that land to a MINI-FARM.

Plant tomatoes. Plant yam. Plant fruit seeds. Plant melon seeds. That's Egusi. Plant okro!

Start a small poultry in your backyard for your chicken and eggs.

What the hell is wrong with us as a people?

It is all this ''I must be oyinbo by force'' that is hurting us.

Before colonial rule and this our oyinbo system that followed, our ancestors never depended on the kings and chiefs for their food.

They planted their food everywhere they saw land.

Their houses would have an area to plant food somewhere. Houses would have yam barns to store yams in the backyard.

The only time you hear in our history that people were hungry was when there was a FAMINE, ie no rain.

There was nothing like abundant rain and fertile land, yet people going hungry. Impossible!

Today you walk around these neighbourhoods and just wonder, ''why can't these guys plant onions or cassava in this place''?

Urban farming is as African as Proverbs and Palmwine.

It even beautifies the environment!

If even one-fifth of us decided to convert our premises to mini farms, food will be become abundant in the country and very cheap!

Urban Farming

You are absolutely correct. I grew up here in Lagos watching my parents grow food in our compound. we were a middle class family so food was not our problem. My mum was a nurse, who had never farmed in her life, she just took it as a hobby. Soon our house became a store house of food. Anyone who visited always left with some food stuffs. I have also started working on a farm to, I also saw the gap in the market and found a business I am investing in. Pepper is now expensive like gold. I am going into farming of pepper and vegetables using the hydroponic system with a half plot of land laying fallow without any use.

Car owners should produce their own petrol too.

in Nigeria Make una open una eyes, see how land dey just waste for compound! Na oyinbo system dey make us suffer, time to dey plant our own food and stop depending on government. E go reduce hunger and make us selfreliant!

jmoore:
Car owners should produce their own petrol too.

Car owners can produce their petrol from used plastics.

cocolacec:

Car ownets can produce their petrol from used plastics.

They will use mortar and pestle to produce 50 litres of petrol from plastics.

Good thinking and idea. It is a must now. I remember my house garden back then. Pepper, Okwa, Garden egg were never in short supply.

jmoore:

They will use mortar and pestle to produce 50 litres of petrol from plastics.

Stop sounding like an nitwit.The world has gone pass you ,if you dont understand the little piece of info i dropped.I argue with intelligent people and deep thinkers.

is the answer to ending hunger and poverty in our communities. Plus, who wouldnt want a backyard full of fresh fruits and vegetables? Its a winwin situation!

cocolacec:

Stop sounding like an nitwit.The world has gone pass you if you dont understand the little piece of info i dropped.I argue with intelligent people and deep thinkers.

AI Chat bot can drop better intelligent suggestions but can't physically produce anything.
Any clown can copy and paste what you said.
You don produce am before? Deep smelling shit thinker indeed.

Think9ja:
So how many 50KG bags of rice or beans will your neighborhood farm give you? And how many bags do you consume in a month? You'll use your blokos to feed the birds abi?

So assuming you were president, that's your own solution of ending hunger?

And you go de insult Tinubu every 5 seconds.

I de shame for you walahi

Lolsssssss, see how u just use ur hand carry over 1.5
D guy was only suggesting but u being an idiotic ronu that down hv anything to offer had to mention useless Tinubu

Alphamentips:


I don't like it when people tear down a progressive idea without providing a counter opinion. You just contributed negatively and in a destructive way

You dey answer Think9ja yet you no fit think.

So you like wallowing in your wishful thinking without someone bringing you back to reality?

Anyone who lives in a compound with space enough to farm is not hungry

Alphamentips:


I don't like it when people tear down a progressive idea without providing a counter opinion. You just contributed negatively and in a destructive way

You dey answer Think9ja yet you no fit think.

Hv u ever come across any sensible ronu before?

Rostikol:
The Easiest Way To End Hunger Is To Turn Your Compound To A Farm!

You walk around these neighbourhoods where people are complaining of hunger, and you see in their front compounds and in their backyards, LAND JUST LYING FALLOW.

Why?

Convert that land to a MINI-FARM.

Plant tomatoes. Plant yam. Plant fruit seeds. Plant melon seeds. That's Egusi. Plant okro!

Start a small poultry in your backyard for your chicken and eggs.

What the hell is wrong with us as a people?

It is all this ''I must be oyinbo by force'' that is hurting us.

Before colonial rule and this our oyinbo system that followed, our ancestors never depended on the kings and chiefs for their food.

They planted their food everywhere they saw land.

Their houses would have an area to plant food somewhere. Houses would have yam barns to store yams in the backyard.

The only time you hear in our history that people were hungry was when there was a FAMINE, ie no rain.

There was nothing like abundant rain and fertile land, yet people going hungry. Impossible!

Today you walk around these neighbourhoods and just wonder, ''why can't these guys plant onions or cassava in this place''?

Urban farming is as African as Proverbs and Palmwine.

It even beautifies the environment!

If even one-fifth of us decided to convert our premises to mini farms, food will be become abundant in the country and very cheap!

Urban Farming

Anyone who lives in a city and have space to farm is not poor and Food is not their problem

Your solution have zero practical applications nd is just mere wishful thinking

Think9ja:


So for your mind, na progressive idea be this okwaya? So people been no de plant around house before abi? So you take days do research and the easiest solution according to you na make people farm for their compound hahahah chai.

That is far from the argument. If you feel his idea isn't worth a pinch of salt then profer a better solution instead of just tearing it down and rubbishing it.

We all know the importance of subsistence farming as against commercial one. So what's your point exactly? Have a great day ahead

Streetdoctor:

Hv u ever come across any sensible ronu before?

I believe he is your fellow tribesman. So enough of the friendly fire

Racoon:
Good think and idea. It is a must now. I remember my house garden back then. Pepper, Okwa, Garden egg were never in short supply.

And you know the good thing about it?

The food you produce in your yard is the FRESHEST and most NUTRITIOUS food possible.

Because it is coming straight from the land to your table.

And you will TASTE THE DIFFERENCE immediately compared to the ones you buy in the market that have travelled thousands of kilometres from Niger Republic, Maiduguri, Sokoto, and all these distant places, over several weeks or even months in lorries!

If you use FRESH tomatoes from your own farm in the backyard to cook stew, my brother, you will taste the difference from all those rotten tomato you buy in the market that was harvested months ago!

Same thing with onions and vegetables!