I Left America To Kenya & Now Own 20 Acres Organic Farm!
Summary
TLDRIn this engaging video script, Wada Maya, a YouTuber from Ghana, visits Kunga Kihukia's 'Back to Nature Farms' in Nairobi, Kenya. The script highlights the importance of organic farming and reconnecting with nature to combat lifestyle diseases prevalent in Africa. Kunga, originally from Miami but deeply connected to his Kenyan heritage, shares his journey of establishing a sustainable and eco-friendly farm. The video showcases the farm's diverse crops, water management system powered by solar panels, and organic fertilizer production. It emphasizes the therapeutic benefits of farming and the African diaspora's connection to their roots, encouraging a return to the continent to experience its richness and potential.
Takeaways
- đ The video features a conversation between Wada Maya, a YouTuber from Ghana, and Kunga Kihuhia, the owner of Back to Nature Farms in Kenya.
- đ Kunga Kihuhia, despite being born and raised in Miami, Florida, considers Kenya his home and has embraced his African heritage.
- đ The Back to Nature Farms is an organic farm aiming to counteract the rise of non-communicable lifestyle diseases in Africa by promoting natural and healthy living.
- đ§ The farm utilizes a water tower system powered by solar panels to irrigate crops, demonstrating sustainable farming practices.
- đ± The farm grows a variety of crops including avocados, cabbages, passion fruits, and indigenous Kenyan vegetables, emphasizing the importance of local and organic produce.
- đł Kunga discusses the negative impact of chemical pesticides on health and the environment, and the farm's commitment to avoiding such substances in their farming practices.
- đ The farm incorporates animals like cows into its ecosystem, using their waste to create natural fertilizers, showcasing a holistic and sustainable approach to agriculture.
- â The video highlights the quality of East African coffee and the potential for Africa to be a major player in the global market for high-quality agricultural products.
- đ± Kunga emphasizes the spiritual and psychological benefits of reconnecting with the land and nature, particularly for the African diaspora.
- đ« The video script encourages members of the African diaspora to reconnect with their roots by visiting or repatriating to Africa to experience the fulfillment of living in harmony with nature.
- đż The narrative promotes a positive image of Africa, countering negative stereotypes and offering a perspective of hope, health, and prosperity through sustainable farming and living.
Q & A
What is the main theme of the video?
-The main theme of the video is about overcoming fears, embracing one's heritage, and promoting organic farming as a way of life in Africa.
Who is Wada Maya and what is his role in the video?
-Wada Maya is a YouTuber from Ghana who shares African stories. He is the host of the video and interviews Kunga Kihukia about his experiences and the Back to Nature Farms project.
Where is Kunga Kihukia originally from and how did he end up in Kenya?
-Kunga Kihukia is originally from Miami, Florida, but he has African heritage with both parents being Kenyan. He first visited Kenya when he was 10 years old and later decided to settle there, considering it his home.
What is the Back to Nature Movement and what does it aim to achieve?
-The Back to Nature Movement is an initiative that Kunga Kihukia and like-minded individuals launched. It aims to promote a lifestyle close to nature, focusing on organic farming and healthy living to combat the rise of non-communicable lifestyle diseases in Africa.
Why did Kunga decide to focus on organic farming?
-Kunga decided to focus on organic farming due to the harmful effects of pesticides and agricultural chemicals on people's health. He believes that organic farming can contribute to a healthier lifestyle and reduce the prevalence of diseases.
What are some of the crops grown at Back to Nature Farms?
-Back to Nature Farms grows a variety of crops including avocados, cabbages, passion fruits, spinach, Swiss chard, beans, and maize. They also have coffee trees and are planning to expand to other crops.
How does the farm ensure a sustainable water supply for irrigation?
-The farm has a water tower with 10,000-liter tanks that are filled using solar-powered pumps drawing water from a borehole dug about 250 meters deep. This system uses gravity to distribute water through irrigation.
What is the significance of having a cow on the farm?
-The cow is part of the farm's ecosystem. Its waste is collected and used in composting pits to create natural fertilizer. This organic matter enriches the soil and contributes to the farm's sustainable practices.
How does Kunga view the act of farming in Africa?
-Kunga views farming in Africa as a rewarding and fulfilling endeavor. He believes that connecting with the soil and nature is sacred and that farming provides an opportunity to contribute positively to the community and the environment.
What message does Kunga have for the African diaspora?
-Kunga's message to the African diaspora is to reconnect with their African roots. He encourages them to visit and experience the land of their ancestors, to understand their heritage, and to contribute to the development of Africa.
What is the role of organic inputs in the farming practices at Back to Nature Farms?
-Organic inputs, such as healthy bacteria and green folia, are used to build up the soil naturally. This approach helps control pests and diseases without relying on chemical sprays, promoting a healthier and more sustainable farming method.
Outlines
đ Welcoming to Back to Nature Farms
The video begins with a lively introduction by Wada Maya, a YouTuber from Ghana, who is known for telling African stories. He is in Nairobi, Kenya, at Back to Nature Farms, where he meets Kunga Kihuokia. They discuss overcoming fears, such as heights, and the importance of storytelling. Kunga shares his background, being raised in Miami but considering Kenya his home. He emphasizes the difference between being broke and being poor, advocating for a mindset of abundance over a scarcity mindset.
đ± The Back to Nature Movement and Organic Farming
Kunga explains the rise of non-communicable lifestyle diseases in Africa, which he attributes to the adoption of Western lifestyles. This has led to the establishment of the Back to Nature movement, which promotes living in harmony with nature to achieve wholeness and happiness. Kunga has been involved in organic farming to avoid the harmful effects of pesticides and chemicals. The farm focuses on growing a variety of fruits and vegetables using sustainable methods, including a water system powered by solar panels and gravity.
đ° Sustainable Farming Practices and Natural Fertilizers
The video showcases the farm's sustainable practices, such as using solar panels to power water pumps and irrigation systems. The farm also cultivates healthy bacteria for organic inputs to enrich the soil naturally. They use a cow's waste to create compost, which is turned into a natural fertilizer after a process of composting. This method avoids the use of harmful chemicals and contributes to a healthier ecosystem on the farm.
đł The Importance of Connecting with Nature and African Heritage
Kunga and Wada Maya discuss the spiritual and psychological benefits of connecting with nature and African heritage. They emphasize the importance of repatriating mentally, psychologically, and eventually physically to Africa. Kunga invites people of African ancestry to reconnect with their roots and experience the fulfillment that comes from being close to the earth and contributing to a sustainable and healthy food system.
đ A Message to the African Diaspora: Reconnect with Africa
In the final part of the video, Kunga sends a message to the African diaspora, encouraging them to come back to Africa and experience the connection with nature and their heritage. He suggests that while it may not be possible to live in Africa full-time, making the effort to visit and engage with the land can provide a profound and fulfilling experience that cannot be replicated elsewhere. The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to reach out to learn more about the farm and its products.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄOrganic Farming
đĄNon-Communicable Diseases
đĄLifestyle Diseases
đĄ
đĄAfrican Diaspora
đĄBack to Nature Movement
đĄSustainability
đĄAgricultural Chemicals
đĄHeritage
đĄScarcity Mindset
đĄAfrican Stories
đĄGlobal Health
Highlights
Climbing a high structure to overcome a fear of heights
Wada Maya's introduction as an 'annoying YouTuber from Ghana'
The importance of telling African stories by Africans
Kunga Kihukia's introduction and his connection to Kenya
The concept of poverty being a state of mind rather than a temporary condition
The rise of non-communicable lifestyle diseases in Africa
The Back to Nature Movement and its philosophy
The impact of Western lifestyles on health in Africa
The dangers of banned pesticides still sold in Africa
Organic farming as a solution to chemical dependency in agriculture
The use of solar panels and gravity for water irrigation system
Cultivating a variety of horticultural fruits and vegetables organically
Creating organic inputs for soil health using bacteria and green folia
The role of animals in the ecosystem of the farm
The process of making natural fertilizer from cow manure
The significance of growing coffee and cocoa in East Africa
The therapeutic and spiritual benefits of farming and connecting with nature
The call for the African diaspora to reconnect with their heritage and Africa
The psychological impact and therapy provided by positive African narratives
Transcripts
[Music]
the way i'm scared of heights i can't
even believe that i had to climb this
whole thing to get up here
you know what am i at uh-huh all the
journeys i've seen you take around
africa and the world my brother
you know and how brave you are
dealing with policemen and dealing with
all this and that
you know and then you know sometimes
when i see you get scared of a little
water
a little swimming
everyone needs to know now
what am i scared of heights
but brother it's good to see you yes
pleasures man thank you so much for
supporting the movement caribou watching
my videos and it's time for you to tell
me your story welcome should i introduce
myself
i think everyone already knows no
everyone knows but it's time for you to
subscribe to the channel if you haven't
subscribed my name is wada maya the one
and only annoying youtuber from ghana
and i'm here in nairobi kenya here to
tell the african stories by an african
so please help us reach 600 000 thank
you so much by subscribing okay tell me
your name who you are and what are you
doing here well first i cannot let you
begin after that wonderful introduction
and how many times i've watched you give
introductions without at least come on
what am i i wanna you follow this
[Applause]
if you watch every single video yeah
well no i say i've been following you
all the way from china i always joke
when you were messing around with some
of the chinese women i'm so happy that
uh the trudy and the true maya gang now
is in full effect
and that you've come back home
and uh you've actually come back to
nature farms that's where we are back to
nature farms greetings my name is kunga
kihokia and i'm happy that you are here
with today as a matter of fact i'll say
since we're about
9 12 feet in the air that we had to
climb up
i want to say take a second
breathe ah breathe out
breathe out
and then how did your friend say
no corona
[Laughter]
no corona we're in the village exactly
all the way in central kenya in a place
called muranga county
here at back to nature farms
organic farms i want to make sure i
specify that and we're happy to welcome
you all the way from uh ghana thank you
but your accent doesn't sound like a
typical kenyan accent
yes are you a kenyan well to me my
accent sounds like my accent but uh we
are kenyan we are african by heritage uh
both parents but born and raised in
miami florida where i grew up uh came
back home i consider kenya home first
time i was 10 years old have stayed here
for five years that's where i learned to
speak swahili najoko and guess what
that's how you say how you speak kikuyu
in mother tongue in our sense and so
that's why you probably hear me uh speak
a little bit you know in this way
i i'm so sorry i don't want to say
you're crazy but i know there's so many
young africans out there who are going
to say that this guy is really crazy
you're born and raised in miami you left
all that and come and settle in africa
and you're not just like in africa
you're just a farmer
and you know in africa we have that
perception that a farmer is a poor man
are you a puma uh well you know poverty
is a state of mind
now you can be broke
broke is just a temporary condition
but poverty is a state of mind and it's
it's you can change being broke it's
very hard to change being poor so i've
been broke many times in my life and
i've been fortunate to change that uh
several times as well
but no i want to say that i work against
a poverty mindset uh i would say a
scarcity mindset every day to make sure
that i'm able to develop a
consciousness of abundance in that
regards and so i would say being called
crazy is something wonderful as a matter
of fact i consider you kin because
you're one of the craziest people i ever
that i ever know and nothing great was
ever accomplished by someone who wasn't
considered crazy at some particular
point in time and so being raised yes
miami florida that's um that's home
that's where i knew uh they called it
305 the the dirty south the bottom
and being raised there most of my life
but at some particular point in time i
realize that
every human being on the face of this
earth has a place they call home
and in that regards no matter where you
might travel around the world whether no
matter where you may be born in just
like if we take a horse
and uh from one country to another
country right say if it's an african
horse or african elephant and you take
it to a circus or zoo
in somewhere in america does the child
of that elephant all of a sudden not
belong to where the mother or father of
that elephant came from no that elephant
has a home too and for me kenya africa
is
was always will be home in terms of this
lifetime
that is a beautiful message but i just
want to say that you're doing an amazing
job in here
can you tell me what you're doing right
now because i have seen it and people
watching us in here don't know what
you're doing on the ground so can you
tell us like what you're doing exactly
in kenya excellent well once i got back
home about four or five years ago and
initially i was only going to be here
for three weeks but it has gone on to be
now four or five years
eighty percent of my time here about
twenty percent of my time there in
america but once i got home i realized
what had happened in america uh 20 25
years ago is starting to happen here on
the african continent which is this rise
and unprecedented rise of these
non-communicable lifestyle diseases
diabetes
cancer
hypertension respiratory conditions are
starting to affect africans whereas 5 10
15 20 years ago they were almost
non-existent there and a lot of it has
to do with lifestyles you have a growing
middle class growing economies growing
disposable income they're adopting more
of the lifestyles they're seeing on
television they're seeing on netflix
they're seeing in the movies and behind
that lifestyle western lifestyle
becoming the lifestyle diseases and so a
lot of people are experiencing
these particular conditions and i one of
the reasons that made me come back home
was i was a place where i had to achieve
a certain measure of financial success
but i was unhealthy i was unhappy and i
said i was going to come back home come
back to nature and that's where we are
standing right now back to nature farms
because i got back home finding all
these things that were happening with
the suffering and pain and premature
death from these diseases and said let's
go ahead with a few other like minds i
was able to associate with and launch
and catalyze the movement called the
back to nature movement and back to
nature movement is simply based on a
very simple philosophy and ideology that
the closer we are to nature
the more whole happy at peace at ease we
are the further we get away from nature
and to uh processed foods and junk foods
and all the rest we get into a state of
dis-ease which is the root word of
disease so that's what got me into uh
farming and particularly organic farming
with all the pesticides with all the
argue the agricultural uh
chemicals that they put on that are
causing so much damage to people's lives
that are being sold to a lot of farmers
by the way
would you know what amaya
there are several pesticides chemicals
that have been banned in europe
they've been banned in america
but are still being sold to
farmers
through aggravates here in africa why is
that and it's the reason they've been
banned in those other countries is
because they're causing their
carcinogens
carcinogenic and they're causing cancers
they're causing a lot of sickness and so
that's one of the reasons that we
launched the bachelor nature organic
farm you know what you need to take me
around the farm yes let me check what
you've planted so far excellent i will
take you from there no problem
only one thing
you've got to eat at least something
small
from this farm here today how many acres
do you have in here we have about 20
acres here wow uh even though we're
developing in phases we've currently
done about three acres uh it's intended
to be an avocado orchard i love avocados
in that regards actually i'm a
vegetarian myself
and moving in towards uh you know vegan
raw foods you may or may not know about
raw foods and avocado is like a staple
product when you're talking about raw
living foods but whether you're a
carnivore meat dead flesh eater no
problem avocados go well with all kinds
of foods and so you'll see some of the
avocados and other things that were
growing on there so we'll descend you
guys might get a chance to see how
scared what amaya is trying to climb
down i don't know if they see these are
two 20 these are 10 000 liter
water tanks
because water is very very important
when you are farming and we discovered
that and so we've raised them up this
high we built a water tower to use
gravity because then the gravity allows
the water to get pumped and distributed
through irrigation into the fields that
you'll get a chance to walk through and
see got everything in here literally
everything in here and it's worked by
solar panels if you look up these are
solar panels we've dug a bore hole we've
gone down about 700 800 feet about 250
meters and the sun comes on beautiful
nature it pumps and brings the water all
the way up into these tanks it stores
them uh and then they are able to
distribute the water out through
irrigation through the system
yes
go in here you'll find a wonderful mix
of different horticultural fruits and
vegetables and in that we have cabbages
you see here growing
those who may or may not know passion
fruits and the beauty wonderful
that's how they look like as they grow
and they'll grow and become a whole
entire cover area on there you'll see
some cabbages that we have on the ground
in between that we're growing some what
we'll call our indigenous vegetables in
kenya the terreres those kenyans east
africans might know
that we have indigenous vegetables
spider shade they might call it in
english etc we have some maize that are
here on this particular side you'll see
some spinach you'll see some swiss chard
you could actually call swiss chard or
spinach here in kenya you'll see a mix
of beans that are on here you'll see
where we came from the water system up
there this is how you get the water
pressure that gets distributed
throughout the land the reason it it
goes out with that much pressure
is because of the elevated
towers
and all this has come from the borehole
in the ground
that we had gone uh 250 meters deep
pumped the water up and through gravity
it pushes and then we just attach pipes
here and then we're able to water there
when we get to the back you'll see a
sprinkler system that we've been able to
set up all this so that we can grow food
a lot of times people might go to
grocery stores or especially in america
you have these big you know shopping
centers and stuff and people don't know
where the food is coming from and then
on top of that what is used on the food
and in the food in order to
grow the food a lot of chemicals and
stuff so come here really quickly here
in our grading shed you have opportunity
to see something quite interesting that
we're doing here uh right in here um
is a interesting concoction mix that we
are growing
organically bacteria healthy bacteria
that's made
to
out of
you see can you smell it yeah there you
go
it's a mix between molasses it's a mix
between healthy great bacteria a lot of
green folia that we put in there and
that's how we make organic
inputs that we can be able to put onto
the
building up the soil because the soil is
very very important
that we can be able to also have ways of
naturally controlling pests and diseases
because when you farm you always have
these natural natural pests and diseases
and how can you chase them away or work
in harmony with them without spraying
too much chemicals so come over here let
me introduce you to our wonderful cow uh
and in that regard
why do you have a cow in here
well you get a chance to see um a cow
and a cow is part of an ecosystem of a
farm because when you feed the cow and
then the cow goes to the bathroom either
number one or number two you can work
your way this way so this is where we
feed the cow and
gets a chance to drink you coming to say
hi guno
come in and say hi go no
how you doing how you doing baby so
now with that when she
goes ahead and pees
when she goes ahead and uh goes in
number two what happens we able then to
collect that draw it and we send it to
a
pit and this is like a composting pit
that's here that we collect certain dry
material we mix it together in that and
then from here we move it
uh to a particular composting heat heap
and in that we put certain particular
healthy bacteria we mix it with ash we
mix it with water several different
components that then in about
eight nine weeks
by turning it over every three weeks you
turn it over you mix it then mother
nature at the end gives you a wonderful
fertilizer
natural fertilizer that we're able them
to use to grow green without the
spraying of the chemicals and things
along those lines and so that's one of
the reasons like if i should understand
yeah literally doing an organic farming
organic farm is the way to go back to
nature is the way to go and we've got to
stay close to the earth so because guess
guess what motorbike with all the good
work you're doing you're going to raise
africa to heights unimaginable africa to
the world right so now what happens if
we build such a wonderful africa and
then everyone is sick
everyone has diabetes everyone has
cancer you won't even get have an
opportunity to enjoy this africa that
we're working so hard to see right so
someone has to think about the food
system how do we you know have a value
chain how do we in terms of produce food
that's healthy so the africans can think
right feel right act right and enjoy the
beauty that the almighty as you say grab
africa like you grab your woman
there you go so that's a little bit of a
sort of this system we have some goats
there you have opportunity maybe to see
some chicken
you know etc
and we also use their
by-products their ways and stuff um for
that
you may see the cows and the goats in
the back there but we do let them out
let them breathe
graze etc
well my brother i just want to say
if you ever have been to starbucks or
any coffee house around the world some
of the best coffee grown
in the world is grown here in east
africa because remember africa has 60
of the world's arable land in terms of
growing and we grow everything so right
here we have an example of a coffee tree
on
can you imagine can you see the little
baby coffee let's say we have on here oh
my god like oh i've never seen a coffee
tree before not to talk of the coffee
beans yes when it comes to cocoa cocoa
that one we've seen you go man that's a
young
coffee bean that usually will get red it
turns color and when you bite it it will
be sweet now to be sour because it's
young but this is how the coffee grows
on coffee trees and here on about uh
actually no funny enough look this way
if you look all the way here every
little stump in the ground we've just
pruned them you see every 10 15 years
you prune you cut you leave the stem
in the ground and they start to grow so
if you look here we have probably about
uh
another five acres
just of uh coffee alone in that regards
you're living the life man well my
brother you gotta understand africa as
you always say right if you haven't been
to africa you haven't seen god
yes do you think it's worth it to be
a farmer in africa
i would have to say
there's probably nothing more rewarding
than getting your feet dirty
connecting to the soil
this soil is what even if you go back
spiritual systems were the bible right
we came from the soil we're going back
to the soil this soil is what gives us
food it's what allows it so there's
nothing more to me i look at this oil
african soil as sacred soil so farming
in africa is a beautiful thing getting
close to nature that's why we call this
farm back to nature farms is something
wonderful and when you can do it
sustainably
and profitably and provide employment
you've seen some of our workers
and be able to help them you know pay
their school your children school fees
you know we know we're putting good food
on people's table then what would in
mind this could be nothing that's more
fulfilling not running around in a rat
race in a concrete jungle in america
trying to duck and hide from police
trying to run away from the system
they're always trying to get you so uh
absolutely yes if you have a message for
your brother fellow brothers and sisters
in the diaspora if you want to tell them
to come back home what would that
message be
the message will be
particularly to
those of african ancestry even though we
do know that all humanity started in
africa
all humans on the earth eventually
and this is proven scientifically the
genes trace back to africans but
particularly the africans who look like
watermeyer and myself were on the earth
today
we
have a african
civilizational inheritance
which has been disinherited from us
part of claiming that heritage water
maya
particularly our civilizational heritage
is
repatriating
first
mentally and psychologically and
eventually
physically
eventually spiritually if you've ever
lived outside of africa you know people
that look like us what amaya always find
ourselves
on the catching the short end of the
stick everywhere in the world we always
find ourselves being the most
disadvantaged it is on this land that we
currently stand that we have the
greatest opportunity to be the fullest
to to realize our fullest potential as
human beings and so we're not saying
because eighty percent of my time i
spend here 20 of my time i spent over
there we're not saying you have to be
here 100 of the time but you've got to
come and what am i let's come down a
little bit
you've got to come
and reconnect
with
mama nature
with mama africa
back to nature and there's nothing that
wreck can replicate that there's no
amount of money there's no amount of
fame there's no amount of cars houses
that can be able to give us ottoma this
feeling this experience that we have
when we connect
with the earth that we come from
so come back home
get to experience what this man
experiences
every day of his life traveling around
the world traveling around africa and
all the countries and getting a chance
to give us experiences i told him what
amaya what you're really doing
is therapy
you're giving people psychological
therapy especially africans because
we've been so poisoned psychologically
with images that show us ourselves in
negative lights less than human beings
three-fifths of a human being but what
this man does which is
we cannot even pay him back for he gets
a chance to
therapeu psychologically give us therapy
and shows ourselves in a positive image
the narrative of africa changes so
asante sana my brother
i
don't have know don't worry i want to
say thank you so much for taking me
around your farm and um i hope people
can reach out to you on this email i'm
gonna put on your screen people can
reach out to you on your number so that
they'll be able to buy stuff from this
farm it's by force to buy it from is it
back to nature
i wanted to mention your name but i
couldn't remember
yeah
thank you brother yeah
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