Lusoi Farm & Homestay

Lusoi Farm & Homestay Lusoi Farm & Homestay seeks to cultivate a mixed use, family owned, commercial farm and agri-business that delivers both branded produce to its customers.

I know it may have been a difficult week, flowing from shock, through relief to gripping fear and anger compounded by th...
19/01/2019

I know it may have been a difficult week, flowing from shock, through relief to gripping fear and anger compounded by the dawning sadness of the loss of friends, family and teammates. All experienced together with so many others affected in the same way.

So today feels quiet.

Yes the crop is fresh and brunch will be beautiful, but the taste of loss is strong and irreducible, so here's to your spirit and cultivating ways together to find life full and peaceful.

By a cup of coffee, tea, toast or soup, come we share some stories and salute our moments of togetherness which constitute our choice that life will be reproduced with love and truth and joy absolute.

04/01/2019

So how are your first days of resolutions, recovery and returns to routine kicking off this new year?

On the farm time moves a little differently ... the cows and crops didn't know it was Christmas or that we are now in 2019 or that Liverpool are top of the football league table. They just need to be milked and watered, transplanted, weeded, harvested and cared for each day.

Cultivating this constant attention is one of the things I've been learning and enjoying through 2018 and which will guide the way we manage the farm in 2019.

We're cultivating cycles of knowledge and learning and not just the crops themselves.

I hope we can get the opportunity to welcome you to Lusoi Farm at some point during this year. You're welcome for a day, a couple of nights, for brunch, lunch or dinner ... pass by to see, learn, share and teach us so that we grow together.

The Farm Shop will be open from tomorrow for baskets and brunch and in 2 weeks time we'll be open every day with fresh produce and Chef Kate's fantastic Leah and Gibsons menu.

Thats her👇🏾 dancing with our fresh turnips and watermelon radishes 😅 ... She's crafted this amazing "Ngwaci Pie" with our Lusoi Farm Sweet Potatoes ... 'Me I can't get enough of it' on its own or with Ice Cream👌🏾 ... "Imagine it's a must" that you try it.

If you're staring at an empty fridge or k**a "dhania na nyanya zimeisha" let me know and we'll have them delivered. We've got a fresh batch of Managu, Beetroot and Lucky dance Cucumbers to go with our usual products list.

Have a wonderful weekend before school and the office reclaim their time and here's to good health, good food and better decisions about how we eat and recreate our friendships and communities this year.

12/12/2018

Most seeds begins here in the nursery.

A packet is opened and planted into a specific bed where they take root and break ground.

When they are ready, usually in 14-21 days, they get transplanted into the main cultivation beds.

Because there is quite a wide variety of plants in the nursery we irrigate by sprinkler.

We've learned how important it is to keep the soil moist and fresh and to always pay attention to how best we can make it easy for the seed to enjoy its germination.

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Harvesting Dill seeds today.Dill is a herb that goes well with Fish, Salads and Soups. These seeds will come into season...
23/11/2018

Harvesting Dill seeds today.

Dill is a herb that goes well with Fish, Salads and Soups. These seeds will come into season Mid-Feb 2019.

7 day old Garlic shooting through the soil. 1 of 41,340 seeds planted. 6 rows of 265 seeds per bed x26 beds (1590 seeds ...
23/11/2018

7 day old Garlic shooting through the soil.
1 of 41,340 seeds planted. 6 rows of 265 seeds per bed x26 beds (1590 seeds per bed) making roughly a 1/4 acre.

These are seeds harvested, cured and stored from our last crop and if they are anything like their parents we're looking at approximately another 13-14 weeks to maturity

This wasn't the best prepared bed and we've had to keep improving it even as we tend to the crop. Lusoi can be hard but productive ground if you take care of it and thankfully 🙏🏾 the seeds are germinating well.


Harvesting today for the Farm Shop tomorrow with As a farmer how do you make the decisions on what, when, where and how ...
16/11/2018

Harvesting today for the Farm Shop tomorrow with

As a farmer how do you make the decisions on what, when, where and how to plant?

One of the decisions we made is that our customers will prepare and eat our produce so why not plant their menu's?

It's making for an interesting ride and learning curve managing such a wide variety in a small and productive space.

The kitchen garden is growing and coming into season. So here's to cultivating crops, cycles and seeds of knowledge. -

Lusoi Farm As It Transitions Into A Working Farm.
05/07/2016

Lusoi Farm As It Transitions Into A Working Farm.

Lusoi Farm as it transitions into an active Farm
05/07/2016

Lusoi Farm as it transitions into an active Farm

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