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Written throughout the years by the project’s founders Linde and Said and by various volunteers.June update
10th of June 2025
Everything is about water. And patience. We, Said and Linde, are currently coping with the hot summer days and continue doing our best to keep the plants alive, as is each..Attention desert
by The Flavour Narratives21st of February 2024
Said's face is lit by the fire that we're sat around, his bright eyes and quiet features framed by his Tuareg blue turban. We've come to the 'big dunes' of the Sahara...
It's one o'clock in the afternoon in Bani Hayoune near the Sahara. The winter desert heat is peaking. I hear Said shout to Alex to turn on the water pump...
“Be careful when you lift the bricks. There might be scorpions.” Welcome to the desert. We’re in Bani Hayoune, a village near Tagounite, living...Meet the animals
by Cassidy Hurabiell Trader16th of November 2023
One of my favorite parts of joining the Bani Hayoune family has been getting to spend free time with the animals. At the moment, there are three cats...Preserving palms and cultures
11th of November 2023
Yesterday a volunteer said: 'The palm trees look really dry'. Said replied her, that his grandparents planted the palms when there was still plenty of..
We felt storms all night until the next day. Sitting in the garden early morning, you almost get blown away by the wind. The mountain ridge - a familiair view when you enter...
In this region - and not just in our region but in a large part of Morocco, or even Africa - water is rare and precious. In this pink-orange coloured and utterly...
In our home and project we are using several recycling systems. In addition, we reuse almost all of our materials. Everything can always be used for something...
We have recently started with our garden plan on a small scale: by bringing a great variety of young trees, herbs, several aloë vera types and various...