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Asawana Farms

Asawana Farms is a Southern Cameroonian/Ambazonian farm growing Specialty Veggies in Upper Marlboro
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06/16/2024

Mark your calendar

06/15/2024

Organic & seeded Watermelon is coming up strong

06/15/2024

It takes a village- Ubuntu

6/15/2024 Sharing progress at Asawana Farms with your help. We appreciate all those who have volunteered and helped prepare the farm to this point.

06/14/2024

06/13/2024

I say eeeh my pipo, weti be secret for grow fat fat & plenty water leaf? I no di use sorefar ooh.

06/13/2024

6/9/2024: It doesn’t take long to be skilled in an activity when there is interest. Abygail of Booz Allen Hamilton spent the morning learning how to trellis tomatoes and became very proficient. Thanks Abygail for your dedication since last year.

06/13/2024

Check this out. Don’t miss.

Fresh collards and kale available tomorrow (Sat) from 10-2pm . We will also have your favorite jams and jellies made with 1/3 less sugar and flavored apple butters too!

06/13/2024

6/9/2024, Nurturing the next generation of gardeners or farmers why not. Some high school students are taking interest in learning to grow organic vegetables. We are always available to help young people who are interested in learning about organic farming, whether for community service hours of just for knowledge. You are all welcome!!!

06/11/2024

Yes Sir. Young Marines Got their Hands Dirty

6/9/2024. What comes to mind when you hear the word Marines? Order, discipline, hard work?

The Nations Capital Young Marines (13 of them) with 3 chaperone mothers came to do what Marines do best, listen and work hard.

The kids all coming from food desert areas in DC as explained by their Chaperone mother & leader, Arlyn Penaranda, listened attentively how and why to grow organic food. We did a walkthrough of how to make compost to nurturing seeds and planting in the field.

What was so amazing to see was them answer me YES SIR, and walking in a line - discipline. This was very refreshing.

They got to work, helped in layering the farm with wood chips and building a farm shelf for us. Isn’t that what Marines are meant for?

Thank you Young Marines and the mothers for coming. We are here for you- share our farming experience with the community.

06/08/2024

Learning to Plant Stinging Nettle

6/2/2024: Part of the learning process at Asawana Farms. All our volunteers learn to plant mint and Stinging Nettle that we will use as fertilizer and medicinal herbs.

If you wish to know how to use Stinging Nettle as fertilizer, drop your questions in the comments section.

06/08/2024

Do you use Comfrey?
We grow our own comfrey that we use as organic fertilizer for our crops. We don’t use any chemical fertilizers in our farm.

06/08/2024

6/2/2024, - a young student is learning to transplant Callaloo into cell trays to prepare them for moving them into the fields in a couple of weeks.

Our student after transplantinf then moved to the greenhouse to water the seedlings. Now, she knows what to do.

Our greatest hope is that the kids will develop the interest in growing food. We are always happy to host any student or adult interested in learning

06/07/2024

Next Up
Young Marines
Can’t wait to see what Marines are made up of!!

06/07/2024

6/2/2024- Prince George's County Public Schools student spending someone quality time away from his phone and learning about growing organic vegetables.

06/06/2024

6/2/2024: Volunteers Learning how to harvest Callaloo from the best. We hope they keep this skill throughout their lives.

06/06/2024

Fresh kale is available!

06/06/2024

In case you or know someone who needs any of these services

06/06/2024

6/2/2024, Volunteering at Asawana Farms can be fun too. Kate & Sue treasure hunting for a Cocoyam or taro bulb to transplant in one of the bags that they had prepared. They dug almost a foot and couldn’t find it. The seed was buried knee deep in compost all winter, and it found a way to burrow itself out more than a foot in the ground. Nature is wonderful.

06/06/2024

6/2/2024: Volunteers Learning how to harvest Callaloo.

06/06/2024

6/2/2024: Mr. Lloyd of Smoken Lobbq gets his hands dirty. Volunteering is not only for high school or college students looking to earn community service hours. Thank you sir.

06/05/2024

We can only be as healthy as the land and soil that produces the food that we eat.

06/04/2024

Limited quantities

06/04/2024

Folks. Anyone growing this plant? Or know where I can get the stem to propagate?

06/04/2024

It’s planting season - parent & student teams learning & Planting

June 1, 2024: It has been a busy time at Asawana Farms. Planting is at full throttle now with the help of some very wonderful parents, volunteers and students who need community service hours.

A parent and daughter team from Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) joined another parent and son team from Prince George's County Public Schools to learn how to plant Ewedu (in Yoruba) Keneke (Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia)/Jute leaves in English.

The day started with a walkthrough of our compost-making unit. To cut down cost, we produce our own compost on the farm.

They were introduced to the process of making compost. Next we took them to the greenhouse where we nurse all our seeds before transplanting them into the field. As is the tradition at our farm, each of them tasted bitter leaf. I am sure many people remember what it tastes like. If you want to know, come on down and let us do some small work for you to taste bitter leaf.

Next we moved to the farm where they all learnt how to plant jute leaves. One of the students was putting holes into the ground, while the other was taking out the plants from the nursery tray and placing them by the planting holes. The parents were following and planting.

The students also learnt how to assemble and lay drip tapes by the just planted jute leaves. To cool off and recover some energy, everyone was provided a snack & water for hydration.

Thank you all so much for your help. We could not have done it without you.

05/31/2024

Ready

05/31/2024

Do you like Callaloo Greens?

May 27, 2024, it was a busy weekend at Asawana farms. With the help of our cherished volunteers and community, we were busy planting Callaloo.

The Callaloo should be ready by mid-3rd week of June. Be on the lookout and be the first to taste this year's organic Callaloo.

The innovation this year is that we are planting them under nets to prevent insects from eating them since we do not use any chemical pesticides on them. Let's see how successful we'll be.

05/30/2024

5/25/2024: We learn better by doing. Volunteers at Asawana Farms are given the opportunity to learn how to use farm tools to prepare the beds for planting. Won’t you like to learn some of these life skills? Come on down Sat/Sun 9am-1pm.

05/30/2024

It takes a village

5/26/2024: As the farming season heats up, Mr. Llyod & his son Isiah of Smoken Lobbq came around to ensure that the organic peppers they use in their BBQ business has been planted. Satisfied and happy, they got their hands dirty helping to plant sweet potatoes, watering and sprinkling coffee grinds on veggies against insects. So, consider reaching out to Smoken Lobbq when you have an event and need some mouth watering BBQ. Their organic peppers comes from Asawana Farms. Indeed, it takes a village.

05/29/2024

American Students Learn from Experienced Farmers Originally From Vietnam.

May 26, 2024: Summer is a very busy time of year, particularly for small scale organic farmers who have to do most of the work manually, and as it draws near, farmers are scrambling to get their crops into the soil. This cannot be done without the help of the community, some of whom come to volunteer and learn how growing food is done.

We were very fortunate to have Lo's family from California who came for their daughter's graduation from John Hopkins, and decided to come volunteer at Asawana Farms. Originally from Vietnam, where Mr & Mrs Lo used to farm, they brought so much practical experience and shared it with some of the young American students who also came to volunteer.

Mrs Lo helped transplant seedlings into nursing trays while Mr. Lo worked with the students and taught them how to put holes in w**d fabric without the use of a measuring tape; techniques to w**d grass and advised us on the type of hand tillers to use. The Lo girls helped with w**ding, preparing the farm for planting sweet potatoes and watermelon.

We greatly thank the Lo family for sharing their knowledge and wisdom with us.

Address

601 Watkins Park Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD
20774

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+12027351145

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Yes Sir. Young Marines Got their Hands Dirty 6/9/2024. What comes to mind when you hear the word Marines? Order, discipline, hard work? The Nations Capital Young Marines (13 of them) with 3 chaperone mothers came to do what Marines do best, listen and work hard. The kids all coming from food desert areas in DC as explained by their Chaperone mother & leader, Arlyn Penaranda, listened attentively how and why to grow organic food. We did a walkthrough of how to make compost to nurturing seeds and planting in the field. What was so amazing to see was them answer me YES SIR, and walking in a line - discipline. This was very refreshing. They got to work, helped in layering the farm with wood chips and building a farm shelf for us. Isn’t that what Marines are meant for? Thank you Young Marines and the mothers for coming. We are here for you- share our farming experience with the community.

Learning to Plant Stinging Nettle 6/2/2024: Part of the learning process at Asawana Farms. All our volunteers learn to plant mint and Stinging Nettle that we will use as fertilizer and medicinal herbs. If you wish to know how to use Stinging Nettle as fertilizer, drop your questions in the comments section.

6/2/2024: Mr. Lloyd of Smoken Lobbq gets his hands dirty. Volunteering is not only for high school or college students looking to earn community service hours. Thank you sir.

It’s planting season - parent & student teams learning & Planting June 1, 2024: It has been a busy time at Asawana Farms. Planting is at full throttle now with the help of some very wonderful parents, volunteers and students who need community service hours. A parent and daughter team from Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) joined another parent and son team from Prince George's County Public Schools to learn how to plant Ewedu (in Yoruba) Keneke (Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia)/Jute leaves in English. The day started with a walkthrough of our compost-making unit. To cut down cost, we produce our own compost on the farm. They were introduced to the process of making compost. Next we took them to the greenhouse where we nurse all our seeds before transplanting them into the field. As is the tradition at our farm, each of them tasted bitter leaf. I am sure many people remember what it tastes like. If you want to know, come on down and let us do some small work for you to taste bitter leaf. Next we moved to the farm where they all learnt how to plant jute leaves. One of the students was putting holes into the ground, while the other was taking out the plants from the nursery tray and placing them by the planting holes. The parents were following and planting. The students also learnt how to assemble and lay drip tapes by the just planted jute leaves. To cool off and recover some energy, everyone was provided a snack & water for hydration. Thank you all so much for your help. We could not have done it without you.

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@Asawana Farms and other local farmers are doing their own part to provide solutions to these problems. Do everything to eat organic food. Reduce processed food as much as possible. Protect your health!!

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Volunteering & Work Out @ Asawana Farms.

Learn to Sew Seeds @ Asawana Farms

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Hands on @ Asawana Farms Our volunteers, Waily & Malaika get practical lessons on nursing seeds. This is a skill that once learnt, stays with you for life. That is what we are all about at Asawana Farms. Sharing our knowledge with the next generation of farmers.

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Volunteering is not only fun, but an effective work out. Won’t you like to join the fun?

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This is so painful that I had to share this so people know what is going on in Africa. She mustered the courage to say it in public. I think nationalists military take overs in Africa is one of the solutions like in Burkina, Mail and Nige.

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Angela Curtis a balcony garden expert shares her beautiful garden with our community. Won’t you like to learn about this?

Preparing for the next farming season

We still have fresh organic Kale. Nothing beats coming down for fresh kale at the farm during this season. Farm address is: 601 Watkins Park Dr., Upper Marlboro, 20772.

Ever wondered why so many countries in the developing world remain poor? Here is the answer. Diasporans need to learn how to grow food, and where and when possible, help folks back in their home countries.