{"id":200,"date":"2026-08-29T19:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miti.co.ke\/foundation\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:30:18","slug":"miti-kitchen-gardens-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miti.co.ke\/foundation\/miti-kitchen-gardens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Miti Kitchen Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.64)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/miti.co.ke\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miti-Kitchen-Gardens.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Miti Kitchen Gardens&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growing food, nurturing communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A kitchen garden is one of the simplest ways to keep a child in school: it puts a reliable, nutritious meal on the table every day.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/miti.co.ke\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Miti-Alliance-Kitchen-Garden1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Tree planting in schools&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the schools we work with have no reliable lunch provision for their learners \u2014 and hunger is one of the quiet reasons children stop attending. Miti Kitchen Gardens tackles this directly: we design and build regenerative food gardens \u2014 raised beds, keyhole gardens, vertical gardens, fruit orchards and woodlots \u2014 that supply a school&#8217;s feeding programme with fresh vegetables, legumes and fruit, using organic, low-input growing methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every garden comes with training, not just infrastructure. Our five-day curriculum takes school garden teams and teachers through permaculture design, soil health, composting and biochar, syntropic agroforestry, water harvesting and drip irrigation, and biological pest and disease management \u2014 skills that keep the garden productive long after our team has left. In 2025 alone we established new kitchen gardens at CCM Ontulili (\u00be acre, in partnership with Stevenson) and Murungai Comprehensive (559m\u00b2, in partnership with Metis).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#064f00&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;WHAT&#8217;S INCLUDED&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;99px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; 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