The Community Garden project commenced in November 2021 when the Siem Reap Food Bank moved to new premises owned by Sophorn Apartments near Psar Krom. Sophorn Apartments has generously provided the land for the community garden rent free.
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Rafael – Volunteering at AFTV
Hello my name is Rafael and I am volunteering at a organisation called Ability Fair Trade Village (AFTV) in Siem Reap city, Cambodia. I am from Hartlepool in the U.K. My Mum and I, immigrated from Poland to the UK when I was 5 years old. I started volunteering...
Raf & Naret Planting New Plots
Naret and Raf continue to fertilise the soil and plant seeds in new plots in the community garden to ensure the Siem Reap Food Bank recipients receive some fresh produce in their monthly hampers. Raf spreading fertiliser on the new garden plots Raf and Naret hard at...
Fresh Leafy Greens…
Leafy greens ready to pick and include in our November Food Hampers... A few photos of Siem Reap Food Bank (SRFB) recipients who received fresh garden produce in their hampers this month.
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Rafael – Volunteering at AFTV
Hello my name is Rafael and I am volunteering at a organisation called Ability Fair Trade Village (AFTV) in Siem Reap city, Cambodia. I am from Hartlepool in the U.K. My Mum and I, immigrated from Poland to the UK when I was 5 years old. I started volunteering...
Raf & Naret Planting New Plots
Naret and Raf continue to fertilise the soil and plant seeds in new plots in the community garden to ensure the Siem Reap Food Bank recipients receive some fresh produce in their monthly hampers. Raf spreading fertiliser on the new garden plots Raf and Naret hard at...
Fresh Leafy Greens…
Leafy greens ready to pick and include in our November Food Hampers... A few photos of Siem Reap Food Bank (SRFB) recipients who received fresh garden produce in their hampers this month.
September Planting
Raf, Chariya and Naret have been busy in the garden planting cabbage seeds to provide families with fresh greens for salads. https://youtu.be/aPSe08ar8Dw
Fresh Produce for June Hampers
Naret & Rafal's hard work in the Community Garden is producing lovely fresh vegetables that were added to the monthly food hampers delivered at the end of June!
Fertilising & Replanting the Garden
Rafal, a volunteer who moved to Siem Reap from the UK about a month ago has been digging in a top dressing of rice hull compost and the next crop has been planted. Naret is going to plant lemon grass and aloe vera on the garden perimeter. We expect a succession of...
Harvesting Corn & Plantings More Seeds
Working towards sustainability, the Siem Reap Food Bank (SRFB) community garden is continuing to supplement the monthly food hampers with fresh vegetables for hungry families. Naret planted corn back in December which has grown very well and is now being harvested....
First Harvest Delivered
We planted a range of crops such as; corn, morning glory, dikon, radishes and okra. The garden is growing well and we have already harvested some fresh vegetables to supplement the monthly food hampers to help feed hungry families. Sophorn Community GardenNaret...
Clearing the land & preparing the soil
Work has commenced on our community gardening project at the new Siem Reap Food Bank (SRFB) location, near Psar Krom. Clayton, a volunteer from the USA has been putting in a couple of hours of manual labour every morning to prepare the garden. He also secured access...
Gardening Resources
How to use coffee grounds in your garden
Published in The Spruce by Colleen Vanderlinden
How to Make orange peel liquid fertiliser
Published on Fantail Valley Homestead blog by Dana