On July 2nd 2015 the iCow team visited 3 dedicated iCow farmers to discover how they were using the iCow services to improve their agricultural activities. First up was farmer Peter in Banana Hill. Peter is 48 yrs old, a father of 8 and lives on his farm which is 80 x 200m. He also rents a small piece of land nearby where he produces vegetables for the family ,maize and napier for his livestock. He is one of the first farmers on iCow having started in 2011 when we launched the first prototype. Peter took us on a tour of his farm starting with his composting area which was in one corner of his plot. He explained how he collects all the necessary materials including manure and green and dry vegetable waste , and how he layers them together forming a pile, following the advice he receives from iCow. He then covers the pile with banana leaves and keeps the pile moist before turning it every month until it is ready. He was concerned that the current pile may have been destroyed by the recent rains, however on inspecting it with him we found it to be superb! It was…