Old Tires

Old tires are worthless, right?  The HealthEd Connect health workers in Zambia would vehemently disagree with that!  Tire gardens are coveted because they work!  Requiring little soil, conserving natural fertilizer, hording water, and absorbing heat directly to plant roots make tire gardens a rock-star in our schools in Zambia.  The children are the big winners with fresh veggies produced weekly for school lunches.

The Kafwa health workers recently confessed they thought the tire gardens were a joke when they were first introduced.  In spite of their doubts, they dutifully acquired tires and planted seeds as taught.  To hedge their bets, however, they also planted a "regular" garden alongside the tires.  It didn't take long for the lush and fast-growing produce in the tire gardens to convince them to switch all of their efforts that direction.  They now have over 30 garden tires at Chipulukusu.