I use silt to get giant healthy vegetables

Joseph Odhiambo harvests sukuma wiki from his farm located by the lake shore at Usenge beach in Siaya county. He makes a kill where many perceive vegetarians do not exist. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

‘Janam dhoge rach, ok cham alot’. This is a common dholuo term loosely translated to mean ‘People from the lake have no appetite for vegetables’. This is because they have easy access to fish, a tastier delicacy.

However, Joseph Odhiambo, a farmer at Usenge Beach in Siaya County has gone against the grain and is running a thriving vegetable farm right at the shores of Lake Victoria.