Journal — Dispatches From the Farm in Kilifi

Keragita Farms landscape in Gongoni Ward where the weather station and soil sensors will be deployed

Choosing Our Weather Station and Soil Sensors

15 March 2026

We spent weeks comparing weather stations and soil sensors. Here is what we chose, what we rejected, what it costs, and what we still do not know.

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Pile of harvested maize cobs at Keragita Farms

Farming Operations

First Season: The Numbers

15 March 2026

We have invested KES 363,200 in our first year — crops, livestock, and infrastructure. Here is the full breakdown — every shilling in, every shilling out.

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Zakaria and neighbours guiding the goat herd through the compound at Keragita Farms

Farming Operations

Herd Health Check: Every Goat, Every Time

15 March 2026

Zakaria checks every goat by hand — weight, coat, hooves, eyes. It is routine work that prevents expensive problems. This is how a small herd stays healthy without a resident vet.

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Goats grazing on the Keragita Farms landscape in Gongoni Ward with the Kilifi coastal lowlands in the background

Farming Operations

Why We're Building in Public

7 March 2026

Most farms don't publish their costs, failures, or methods. We do — because transparency is the only way to know if what we're building actually works.

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Mother goat nursing a kid at Keragita Farms

Farming Operations

The Herd Grows: From 5 to 10

19 February 2026

Three does kidded in August 2025, we added a new goat in January 2026, tagged the herd in February, and another doe kidded on 19 February. The herd that started at 5 now stands at 10.

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