How to Make a Vertical Cake Garden
Автор: Local Food Network
Загружено: 2026-02-24
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Did you know a small 2x2 meter space can grow up to 250 vegetables using 70% less water?
In this step-by-step how-to video, Benard, Agricultural Specialist at Innov8 Africa, shows you how to build a Vertical Garden Cake — a simple, affordable, and sustainable farming solution perfect for schools, backyards, balconies, and small plots.
What You’ll Learn in This Video:
✅ How to construct a 6-layer Vertical Garden Cake
✅ The exact measurements (6m down to 1m layers, 30cm width each)
✅ Soil-to-manure ratios for healthy crops (2:1 or 1:1)
✅ How to plant and water efficiently
✅ How this design grows 180–250 plants in a tiny footprint
Watch as students demonstrate how this innovative structure grows:
🥬 Kales
🌿 Spinach
🌱 Coriander
🌾 Amaranths
🌿 Black Nightshade
Why This Matters
✔ Uses 70% less water than traditional farming (with drip irrigation)
✔ Maximizes limited land in rural schools
✔ Boosts student nutrition and learning outcomes
✔ Affordable and easy to replicate
This is more than gardening — it’s a school-to-table solution transforming rural Kenyan schools.
A Powerful International Collaboration
This project is a collaborative effort between:
~University of Tennessee at Martin
~Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network
~Innov8 Africa
Together, we are advancing sustainable agriculture, education, and food security across communities.
🛠 Materials Needed
~0.75mm Eco-friendly Dam Liner
~Bolts, joining clips, staples, or rivets
~5 wheelbarrows topsoil
~5 wheelbarrows compost manure
~1.91m center stick
~Seedlings (spinach, kales, coriander, amaranths, black nightshade)
🛒 Where to Buy Materials
🇰🇪 Kenya:
Aqua Hub Kenya – Dam liners & drip kits
Grekkon Limited – Dam liners & irrigation systems
Tembo – Dam liners
BuildMart – Bolts, clips, staples
Jumia Kenya – Tools & drip lines
Farmers Market Kenya – Soil & manure
🇺🇸 USA:
Home Depot – Pond liner, bolts, drip tubing
Amazon – HDPE liner & drip kits
USALiners – HDPE pond liners
Ace Hardware – Bolts & clips
Lowe’s – Soil & irrigation supplies
🌱 Ready to Build Yours?
Whether you're a school, parent, farmer, or community leader — you can build a Vertical Garden Cake and start growing organic, healthy vegetables today.
🔗 Learn more: www.Innov8Africa.org
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This Collaborative Project is Funded by a USDA-NIFA Capacity Building for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Grant (#2024-70001-43104)
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