Zanzibar is an atoll. Every centimetre was once created by animals. Especially corals but also shells, shellfish and many more have created the atoll over thousands of years. Rainwater that collects in underground heights is the most important water resource for the island.
The special nature of the Zanzibar atoll gives the island a unique natural landscape with endemisms and a huge variety of insects. To explore and observe them is a constant adventure. The birdlife and its sound are breathtaking and have a comfortable home in the bushland of the island.
In traditional habits, large quantities of firewood are still used for cooking and charcoal is collected from the barren bushland. An important task of the garden of wonders is to protect bush areas in the south of Zanzibar from deforestation. Permaculture is a building block that the garden of wonder wants to live, lives and will live. Every year more...
productive garden projekt
#always rising
A productive garden needs love and care every day. A constant process that costs a lot of work. After all, several fruits like papaya, maracuja, bananas, tomatoes, pods, chili, pumpkin, lemongrass and corn could be harvested. The aim is to be more independent and self-determined in dealing with food.
book of insects
#explore
The insect world on Zanzibar is unique, beautiful and exciting. Everybody who is interested in this beautiful part of the world is invited to participate and to check and correct the texts and the identification of the species. Everyone is also welcome to drop by and join in the discovery and determination.