For those that are keeping track of the progress of the garden, we are in our last 2 weeks of work for Brad and myself so we are at a fever pitch to get many things done prior to handing off the job. Brad and I just completed the focal point project for the garden which is a large waterfall that flows into a series of 3 different pools on its way to the avocado garden. Brad has 2 men working with him planting ferns, lilies, vines, trees, poinsettias, etc. I have 3 other men working with me on all the hard scape work. We have just put in another two sets of steps, leveled the area that is the future site of the cabana/barbecue area, and preparing for the massive set of steps leading up to the main terrace. We are also in the process of routing a 1/2 kilometer pipe from a distant dam to the upper waterfall (first of 3 main waterfalls in the feature) as well as putting a 4 kilometer fence around the perimeter of the garden.
With the water collection system in place, we are now able to provide the farm and community approximately 10,000 liters of water per day in the dry season and 10,000 liters every 6-10 hours in the rainy season.
We are starting to recognize the debilitating effects of the weather now. We lost a our work day today due to a massive amount of early morning rain and it looks like the rain will continue tomorrow as well. We are working 9 hour days and 6 days a week now trying to complete these major projects before we leave.
One thing is for certain, we have had a great time putting our blood and sweat into this project and will probably want to come back to Siteki in a few years to see its progress!
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