Angama Shamba Archives

Above: A day's harvest from the Shamba — crowned by a big basket of eggs

Clucks, Cackles and Chatter 18 November 2022 A day in the life of Shamba keeper and wildlife enthusiast Jeremy includes more feathers than you would expect By Jeremy Lorinyo

Above: George, Joshua and Sylvester leading the charge against unruly branches

Seconds Out Round #6 25 May 2021 Our annual tradition to celebrate the abundance of regrowth around our lodge has fallen to Nicky, with Adam and the maintenance team jumping in to capture this year's changes By Nicky Fitzgerald

Angama's Shamba, the whimsical garden that continuously delights our guests

Exploring A Living Pharmacy 1 September 2020 “Let food be thy medicine” - wise words to live by. In times of Corona, good health, a nutrient-rich diet and medicine are all at the forefront of many a mind, which means there couldn’t be a better time to introduce the spiralled Living Pharmacy garden at Angama Mara By Ian Dommisse

The Chicken Run 11 February 2020 If you’re up early enough, there’s a very special event that takes place in the Shamba each morning. It may even be worth missing an early morning departure for your safari. By Sue van Winsen

From Seed to Plate 3 December 2019 Our garden design fundi, Ian Dommisse, recounts the story of earth-to-mouth that happens each day thanks to Angama Mara’s lovely Shamba By Ian Dommisse

From Hive To Table – The Great Honey Harvest 18 June 2019 With tales of sleepy bees and buckets of honey, Alison Mitchell decided to join the Shamba keepers on a nocturnal harvesting mission By Alison Mitchell

Becoming One with The Mara 23 April 2019 Well, it’s official – after four years, nature has finally reclaimed the land By Tyler Davis

A Farmer at Heart 19 March 2019 Sowing and growing, seeding and weeding – it’s all in a day’s work for Shamba Keeper, Naliki By William Naliki Olais Lemeyian

Eating Earth 12 March 2019 While soil and worm tea may not be on the menu at Angama, both play a vital role in creating a thriving Shamba and lovely garden-to-kitchen produce By Ian Dommisse

Rotating Chooks – not Roasting Chooks 30 October 2018 Who would have thought that three years in we'd be designing and implementing chicken coops in our very own Shamba? Never a dull moment at Angama Mara... By Ian Dommisse