Zimbabwe used to export produce to its neighbors, but now Zimbabwe can’t even feed itself. Politically and racially motivated land reform in the 2000s took land from white commercial farmers and gave it to blacks who weren’t previously farmers. Food production fell and the economy tanked. Zimbabwe needs a reenergization of its agricultural industry.

          Partnering with Journeyman International (a humanitarian design non-profit), Foundations for Farming (a local agricultural training non-profit), and Canotek (a local solar company), this project seeks to empower locals to run successful farms and escape poverty. A 50MW solar field and a 50 homestead village will be built on the site of a previously white-owned tobacco farm an hour outside of the capital of Zimbabwe. This thesis consists of the master planning of the development and the design of the Stewardship Center, where Foundations for Farming will train locals in sustainable agriculture techniques. The locals will then host trainings at the Stewardship Center for poor farmers throughout Zimbabwe. This project will serve as a hub for the resurgence of agriculture in Zimbabwe and foster relationships with nature, one’s community, oneself, and beyond.