Shamba Shape Up : Series 2 - Shamba Shape Up Series 2 - Ep 9: Cow & Calf Care, Maize MNLD , Animal Feeds, Solar Power
We revisit John and Miriam's farm in Rongai. We learn how to help cows produce more milk & feeding. We also learn about water harvesting, crop disease, solar lights, fertiliser & Napier grass
Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 3: Cabbages, Calf & dairy management, Water harvest & Trees
We visit Joseph and Lucy's Shamba in Kinangop. We look at growing cabbages, looking after cows, catching rainwater and planting trees.
Shamba Shape Up : Series 3 - Shamba Shape Up Series 3 - Ep 6: Flying Gardens, Mango, Trees, Water harvesting, Cow Care
We visit Makueni to reach farmers to discuss flying gardens, mango farming, cow farming, rainwater harvesting & planting trees.
Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 15: Potatoes, Farm Transport, Calf Milk Replacer and Dairy cows
We are in Meru County on the foothills of Mount Kenya at Moses and Hellen's Shamba. We have a look at how to properly manage their dairy cows and introduce them to a milk replacer for their calves. We also look into the challenges they are facing in their potato farming and look into a way to make transport in the farm easier.
Shamba Shape Up Season 7 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 7 - Ep 22: Carrots, Calf Care, Farm Transport and Energy Saving Jiko
We are in Elburgon, Nakuru County visiting Samuel and Priscillah. We look at how to improve their carrot production and how to make sure their calves grow and come on heat early. We also introduce them to an energy saving jiko to help save money in the kitchen and look at a way to improve transport on the shamba .
Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 5: Rice Fertiliser, Watermelons, Dairy Cows
We are in Mwea, Kirinyaga County visiting Michael and Flora. We introduce them to a new technique for applying fertiliser for rice and bring them an expert on watermelons to help increase their yield. We also have a look at how to properly care for dairy calves and how to deal with household pests.
Shamba Shape Up Season 8 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 8 - Ep 11: Soil Health, Dairy Calf, Maize Storage
We are in Bungoma County visiting Betty Naliaka. We learn the importance of doing a soil test to know which nutrients are lacking in the soil and which fertilizers to use. We also learn how to properly rear healthy dairy calves and how to safely store maize after harvest.
Shamba Shape Up Season 9 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 9 - Ep 1: Dairy Cows, Capsicum, Farm Transport
We are in Limuru for a new season of Shamba Shape Up visiting John Chege Kubai and his family. We look at how to properly manage dairy cows and the importance of deworming calves. We also address the problems facing the capsicum in their greenhouses and introduce them to an alternative mode of transport.
Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 19:Calf management,Forage ,Soil test, vegetables push-pull, EPC
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
This week we are in Bungoma County, visiting farmer Zaina Eunice Atieno, mother of 5 children
This week we are learning about:
1) Calf management
2) Planning for improved forages
3) Soil testing
4) How to use push-pull method to control pests around your vegetables
5) How to best finance your electric pressure cooker
Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 15: Dairy hygiene & Calf management, Chicken & Finance
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
This week we’re in Kabarnet, Baringo County and we’re visiting farmer Naomi on her 1and a half-acre farm. It is an urban farm, just a short walk from the town center and we are going to see how even with a small patch of land, farming can still be a profitable business
On this farm we are going to learn about:
1. Dairy Hygiene and Calf management
2. Managing a Chicken house
3. Financial Benefits of Record Keeping
Shamba Shape Up Season 12 - Shamba Shape Up Series 12 – Episode 17: Solar water pump, Improved Kienyeji & Calf rearing
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up
Today we are in Machakos county the home of some of the world's mysteries.
With unpredictable changes in the weather pattern farmers have suffered immense effects of climate change. The farmer we are visiting today has proved that with determination and commitment farming can be done here.
Today we’re visiting Rachael and her farm manager Isaac. They have been working together for one and half years and are set to get better as a team
This week we are going to learn about:
1. Calf rearing and housing
2. Kienyeji/Improve Chicken
3. Financing chicken house
4. Solar pump installation
Shamba Shape Up Season 13 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 13 - Ep 2:Soil test,Minimum Tillage,Calf Care,Climate Literacy and Air Fryer
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up.
This week we are in Githafai in Nyandarua county. We are visiting the young married couple Owen and Margaret who have been farming for a very long time. Margaret has been farming for 15 years and started to look at farming as a business five years ago and Owen grew up on his family farm. They are always looking at opportunities to increase their knowledge. Together they grow potato and maize and have ten dairy cows.
During our visit to them we learn about:
1. How rip your land for planting potatoes using minimum tillage.
2. How make sense of changing climate
3. Calf Care.
4. Cooking with an air fryer.