Category Archive: Maurice Ile Durable
How Mauritius Homeowners Can Use Raised Bag Beds to Grow Healthier, Pesticide-Free Veggies and Earn on the Side: A Case Study
March 16, 2025
In this case study we will be looking at 2 raised bag beds models of the sizes 6m x 1.2m and 3m x 1.2m respectively and their potential cost factor for the period 2024-2025. These models can easily fit in a small garden backyard and offer a great option for the homeowner to grow their […]
User Guide for a DITO’S WORM BIN Mauritius – Box Model
September 1, 2024
Thank you for purchasing a DITO’S WORM BIN! You have made the right choice in enhancing your own home made compost. This manual is intended for the worm people that have already acquired their worm bins and had a personal session with me on how the worm bin is used. For those curious reading in […]
Processing JIVA Coffee waste by products at DITO’S GARDEN Worm Farm Mauritius
August 29, 2024
The vermicomposting farm was begun in summer 2022 at DITO’S GARDEN in the north of Mauritius at one of the last green spots of Grand Baie (so say many visitors!). An organised site visit at DITO’S GARDEN upon reservation is possible which we sum up with a nice DITO’S KOMBUCHA drink with view on the […]
Vermicomposting in Mauritius
July 8, 2023
Making compost from Red Wiggler Worms – My personal journey Hello there reader! Are you a gardener yourself? Permaculture, organic, composting, tamagotchis 😉 are themes that interest you? Planning to plant your own veggies soon or just curious what vermicomposting is about particularly in the local context of Mauritius? It is difficult to find any […]
Is a greener Mauritius possible?
December 7, 2014
I just finished reading the book Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman which speaks about global warming, rapidly growing populations, and the expansion of the world’s middle class through globalization which have produced a dangerously unstable planet–one that is “hot, flat, and crowded.” He also shows how the very habits that led us to […]