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Indoor Sustainable Farms
A covered farm that lets a Bosnian family grow food all year round, feed their children and earn a living from their own land.
More than aid, a livelihood
Thirty years after the genocide, many families who returned to rural Bosnia still struggle to make a living from their land. An indoor farm gives them something that lasts.
Growing all year
A 100 m² covered farm shelters crops from snow, wind and frost, so the harvest doesn't stop when the weather turns.
Food on the table
Fresh vegetables for the family every season, protecting them from rising food prices.
An income that grows
Surplus crops are sold locally, giving families earned income close to home.
Training and support
Every family gets hands-on training from an agronomist and a full year of support in the field.
Stronger together
Families share a cultivator and buy, transport and sell together for better prices.
Land kept in use
Farms sit on waqf land and can never be sold, keeping families rooted on land they fought to return to.
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A way out of poverty, not just through it
Instead of returning every year with the same relief, we give families a farm they can build a future on.
The growing year
Cool-season greens and warm-season fruit take turns, so there's something to harvest in every season.
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Winter greens
Lettuce, spinach, spring onions, radish and rocket, even through the Bosnian winter.
Summer crops go in
Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, courgettes and beans, planted in stages.
Peak harvest
Summer crops are picked and sold while broccoli, cauliflower and kale are sown.
Back to greens
Leafy crops return, and families raise their own seedlings for next year.
An example plan. Our agronomist adjusts it for each farm's land and weather.
One farm grows the next
When a family is standing on its own feet, their farm helps another family start theirs.
Family first
Nothing is asked of a family until they're safely above the poverty line with savings put aside.
Giving back
Families then give a small share of their extra income into our Farm Forward Fund.
A new farm
By year three, the fund aims to build a brand new farm for another family in need.
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Plant a farm
Your donation could feed a family this winter and for years of winters to come.
Every gift, large or small, goes towards building the farms. Each £3,800 covers the farm, irrigation, first seeds, training and a year of support on the ground.