Tag Archive: Mauritius
My +3 year journey of building 12 Biocomposters at DITO’S GARDEN in Mauritius with Life Lessons
January 22, 2026
Welcome to the expansion of your worldview, where intentional self-coercion becomes a constraint, and that constraint becomes the pressure that forces cognitive dissonance to converge into clarity. Convergence! This is the strange alchemy of emergence: when enough friction, repetition, and reality-feedback accumulate, a new order appears that was never visible from inside the old one. […]
Meet Karl Ahnee, where photography meets the soil through cob ovens and agroecology.
November 12, 2025
Karl heard about me through the owners of Just Natural Farm, where he was involved in a project to set up a cob pizza oven. They told him about my vermicomposting and kombucha work, and he got in touch because he wanted to see it in person. He came to the garden, we took our […]
Is it worth it (for me) to grow sweet potatoes in Mauritius?
October 11, 2025
For Mauritius as a country, yes, growing sweet potatoes is absolutely worth it as a food source. That is common sense. We want food security and crop diversity. Also, sweet potato chips are yummy. From other perspectives, there are situations where growing sweet potatoes can feel discouraging, unprofitable, or simply not make sense. It can […]
A Surprising Discovery in the Coconut Trunk at DITO’S GARDEN in Mauritius
June 9, 2025
I recently came across something fascinating while working near my worm breeder bins. Inside what used to be a solid coconut tree trunk, I found a coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) in its pupal stage. What truly amazed me was that the trunk had been quietly transformed into rich, beautiful compost. This transformation took time. […]
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 […]