Fa Yɛn Ho
Yɛn Abakɔsɛm
Urban Gardening Solutions firi ase wɔ 2018, ɛberɛ a Kwame Boateng ne ne yɔnko Abena Mensah hyɛɛ ase yɛɛ adwuma ketewa bi wɔ Osu, Accra mu. Na wɔn botaeɛ ne sɛ wɔbɛboa nnipa a wɔwɔ kurom mu na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ turo wɔ wɔn nkyɛn, nanso wɔnnim sɛnea wɔbɛyɛ wɔ apartment anaa baabi a ɛnso.
Kwame a na ɔyɛ horticulturist wɔ Legon University ne Abena a na ɔyɛ designer no de wɔn nimdeɛ bɔɔ mu boaa nsomtosofo bi a na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛnya aduaba ne nhwiren wɔ wɔn apartment balconies so. Wɔn adwuma ketewa no nyaa nkɔso ntɛm so efisɛ na adwuma a ɛte saa biara nni Accra.
Afe 2021 mu, Urban Gardening Solutions nyaa nsomtosofo bebree ne adwumayɛfo a wɔwɔ nimdeɛ wɔ ndua ho, container design, ne kwan a wɔfa so ne sustainable gardening techniques di dwuma. Ɛnnɛ, yɛyɛ adwuma kɛseɛ a yɛboa kurom mu nnipa wɔ Ghana nyinaa ma wɔnya turo a ɛyɛ fɛ, aduaba ne atosodeɛ a ɛho te, ɛna ɛma wɔn ani gye wɔ wɔn nkyɛn.
Yɛn Botaeɛ Ne Gyidie
Yɛn Botaeɛ
Yɛn botaeɛ ne sɛ yɛbɛma Accra ne Ghana nyinaa ayɛ frɔmfrɔm, baako baako. Yɛwɔ gyidie sɛ onipa biara wɔ ho kwan sɛ ɔbɛnya ahabammono wɔ ne nkyɛn, ɛmfa ho ne baabi a wɔte. Kurom gardening nyɛ ade fɛfɛ nko, nanso ɛboa ma yɛn nkwa mu nya ahomeka, ɛte yɛn apɔwmuden yie, na ɛma tebea pa ba mmerɛ a climate change reba no.
Yɛn Gyidie
- Sustainability: Yɛfa kwan a ɛkyɛ tumi so yɛ adwuma, yɛde nsaano a ɛbɛtena hɔ akyɛ di adwuma, na yɛhwɛ sɛ yɛbɛbɔ yɛn ho ban yie.
- Community: Yɛgye di sɛ gardening tumi boa ma kuropɔn mu nnipa bɛbom ahyia, na wɔanya nimdeɛ ne experiences adodoɔ.
- Education: Yɛpɛ sɛ yɛbɛboa nnipa ama wɔasua gardening ho nimdeɛ nyinaa, na wɔatumi de adi dwuma wɔ wɔn ara wɔn nkyɛn.
- Innovation: Yɛhwehwɛ kwan foforɔ daa sɛnea yɛbɛyɛ urban gardening mu nimdeɛ ayɛ kama, na yɛanya ntoyɛɛ pa a ɛbɛfata Ghana tebea.
Hu Yɛn Adwumayɛfo
Kwame Boateng
Ɔsɛmpakani & Founder
Kwame yɛ horticulturist a wanya adesua pii wɔ Legon University. Ɔwɔ suahunu mfe 15 wɔ ndua ne nhwiren ho, na ɔwɔ nimdeɛ kɛseɛ wɔ ndua a ɛfata Ghana ewiem tebea ho. Ɔpɛ sɛ ɔbɛboa nnipa ma wɔanya turo a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa, na ɔte sɛnea nnipa pɛ turo fɛfɛ wɔ Ghana.
Abena Mensah
Creative Director & Co-Founder
Abena nya ne adesua wɔ Design wɔ KNUST. Ɔwɔ nimdeɛ wɔ kwan a wɔfa so yɛ baabi ma ɛyɛ fɛ ne kwan a wɔfa so hyehyɛ ndua nyinaa yie. Ne designs nyinaa yɛ adwuma a ɛho hia na ɛyɛ fɛfɛ, na ɔtumi ma onipa biara nya turo a ne ho yɛ fɛ wɔ Ghana tebea mu.
Kofi Adu
Agricultural Engineer
Kofi yɛ agricultural engineer a ɔyɛ adwuma ne irrigation ne water conservation ho. Ɔtumi de nsuo hwehwɛmu ne kwan pa so di dwuma, kwan a ɛboa ma nsuo a ɛhwere ho yɛ ketewa. Ne nimdeɛ wɔ nsu a ɛtwa asuo ma ndua no boa ma yɛn turo no tumi di dwuma wɔ asusow ne ɔpɛ berɛ nyinaa mu wɔ Ghana.
Ama Osei
Customer Relations Manager
Ama hwɛ nsomtosofo nyinaa so, na ɔma wɔnya experience a ɛyɛ. Ɔne nsomtosofo di nkitaho, ɔgye wɔn nsɛmmisa, na ɔma wɔn mmuaeɛ a ɛho hia no. Ama nim sɛnea ɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ asɛm yie ama nsomtosofo nyinaa ate, ɛmfa ho ne wɔn gardening suahunu biara a wɔwɔ.
Yɛn Nkɔsoɔ Ne Nneɛma Papa A Yɛyɛ
2023 Best Urban Design Award
Wɔde saa nneɛyie yi maa yɛn wɔ Ghana Garden and Flower Show, wɔ yɛn adwuma a yɛyɛɛ wɔ rooftop garden wɔ Accra Central ho.
750+ Turo A Yɛayɛ
Yɛayɛ turo bebree wɔ apartments, offices, schools, ne hotels wɔ Ghana nyinaa mu, na yɛaboa ma nnipa bebree anya aduaba wɔ wɔn fie.
2000+ Nnipa A Wɔasua Adeɛ
Yɛafa yɛn workshop ne training programs so aboa nnipa bebree ma wɔasua gardening techniques a ɛfata kurom mu.
Community Gardens Initiative
Yɛayɛ community gardens 12 wɔ Accra ne Kumasi, yɛaboa schools ne baabi a nnipa tena ma wɔanya aduaba wɔ wɔn nkyɛn.
Nhwehwɛmu Ne Ntoyɛɛ
Yɛne Ghana universities ne research institutions yɛ adwuma sɛnea yɛbɛnya ntoyɛɛ foforɔ a ɛfata urban gardening wɔ West Africa.
Deɛ Yɛn Nsomtosofo Ka
"Me ne me kunu no wɔ apartment ketewa bi wɔ East Legon, na na yɛn ani abere sɛ yɛbɛnya turo ketewa bi. Urban Gardening Solutions boa yɛn ma yɛnyaa vertical garden a ɛyɛ fɛ wɔ yɛn balcony so. Afei yɛn ani gye yie, yɛwɔ herbs ne tomatoes pii a yɛtwa daa. Wɔn adwuma yɛ adwuma papa!"
"Sɛ restaurant wura no, na mepɛ sɛ mɛnya herbs fresh a mede bɛyɛ aduane. Urban Gardening Solutions boa me ma menyaa herb garden a ɛyɛ fɛ wɔ me restaurant no akyi. Afei, me chef no nya herbs fresh a ɔde yɛ aduane daa. M'ahɔhoɔ no ani gye m'aduane ho yie!"
"Yɛ school no, na yɛpɛ sɛ yɛbɛkyerɛ mmofra no sɛnea aduaba firi ne kwan a wɔfa so dua no. Urban Gardening Solutions boa yɛn ma yɛyɛɛ educational garden a ɛyɛ fɛ wɔ yɛn school no afikyire. Afei mmofra no sua wɔ practice mu, na wɔn ani gye ho yie. Medaase pii!"
Hwɛ Yɛn Adwuma Bi
Wopɛ Sɛ Wobɛsesa Wo Baabi No Ma Ayɛ Ahabammono?
Yɛwɔ hɔ a yɛbɛboa wo ma woanya turo a ɛfata wo asetena mu ne wo suahunu. Fa yɛn ho nkitaho ɛnnɛ ara, na ma yɛmmoa wo ma woanya turo a wobɛpɛ!