Another Miracle Tree planted at Dover Campus

George Arjun, Eugenia and Phi demonstrate a masterclass in planting

Rainforest Restoration Project Regulars planted out another Moringa Oleifera last week, right in the heart of Dover Campus. Moringa (from the Tamil Murungai) is unique tree with many amazing properties - a genuine superfood, water purifier and soil enhancer, it has spread from being a traditional component of SE Asian recipes to becoming a life-saver in the battle against Malnutrition in poorer regions.

Remarkably the tree can grow from a branch as well as from a seed. This one, and another in the boarding house garden were kindly supplied by Maths teacher Bridget Magee who needed to trim her own tree at home. Both have been looked after in the Rainforest Nursery and have rooted successfully so far.

Feel free to taste the (rather spicy) leaves if you pass by...they are very very good for you. Bollywood Veggies serves them as fritters, but let us know if you want them for your own recipe and hopefully we can harvest the leaves and beans soon. If we grow enough, this could be an ideal opportunity for some aspiring student entrepreneur to turn the leaves into very marketable Moringa products.....so whose up for starting the next Body Shop?