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Kenyan Catholics’ Coffee Farm Shares Conservation Skills To Neighbors

By Shadrack Omuka, National Catholic Reporter
A government officer prepares to plant trees in the Mount Kenya region. The Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya, operates Nyeri Hill Farm, a 3,000-acre farm that produces coffee and tea, in the region. The farm was started for evangelization and has expanded its goals to focus heavily on forest restoration and environmental conservation. Shadrack Omuka/National Catholic Reporter
 
Jul 7, 2023
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Surrounded by hills, valleys, dirt roads and vast, uncultivated, semi-arid lands dotted with acacia trees and cacti sits the Archdiocese of Nyerim, Kenya’s Nyeri Hill Farm.

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A government officer prepares to plant trees in the Mount Kenya region. The Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya, operates Nyeri Hill Farm, a 3,000-acre farm that produces coffee and tea, in the region. The farm was started for evangelization and has expanded its goals to focus heavily on forest restoration and environmental conservation. Shadrack Omuka/National Catholic Reporter