Fresh Maize

Nyaluo Origin · NY-FRES-11320

Fresh Maize

Nyakach, Kisumu — Yesterday, before the mist lifted

Grown by

Mama Achieng

Mama Achieng

Nyakach, Kisumu · 34 years farming

Plants two weeks apart so there is always a cob at its sweetest.

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Journey to your door

  1. Harvested

    Nyakach, Kisumu

    Cut, dug or landed at first light.

  2. Sorted

    Nyakach collection point

    Hand graded, weighed and labelled.

  3. Cooled

    Kisumu hub

    Held in breathable crates, never frozen.

  4. Dispatched

    Nairobi

    Night transit, delivered the next morning.

Growing methods

  • Rain-fed
  • No synthetic ripeners
  • Hand-picked at dawn

Photographs from the harvest

Film from that morning

Dawn in Nyakach

The mist arrives before the light does. Mama Achieng starts at 5:40.