Grain
Maize
From green leaves to ripening cobs.
Maize is a familiar crop across Ghana. Its tall stems and broad leaves give a growing field a distinctive shape.
The crops of FUU Farms
Good things
start with the soil.
Discover the crops that form another part of life on our mixed farm.
01 / From field to farm
A different kind
of growing.
The fields tell their own part of the FUU Farms story.
Alongside the animals, crop cultivation brings another layer of life to the farm. Grain, legumes, and root crops each have a place in the landscape, changing in appearance as the growing season unfolds.
Explore the crops featured here and get to know the plants behind familiar harvests.
02 / What grows here
Get to know
the crops.
A simple introduction to the crops featured across the farm.
Legume
Soybeans
Small seeds. A different story.
Soybeans add variety to the farm’s crop collection, with their seeds held in pods along the plant.
Legume
Groundnuts
A harvest beneath the surface.
Groundnuts invite a closer look at the plant as a whole: green growth above the soil and the familiar pods developing below.
Grain
Sorghum
Texture in the fields.
Sorghum adds another grain crop to the picture, recognised by the seed heads that form at the top of its stems.
Root crop
Yams
Rooted in the land.
Yams offer a different perspective on cultivation, with climbing growth above ground and tubers forming beneath the soil.
03 / A mixed farm
Fields and animals.
One bigger picture.
To know the farm, look at what grows here as well as what lives here.
The crops and animals are different parts of a shared landscape. Together, they make the farm a place with plenty to notice, learn about, and explore.
Meet the animals ↗04 / The growing season
A landscape
that keeps changing.
A field never stays quite the same.
Planting, growth, and harvest bring different colours, shapes, and activity to the land. Our crop pages are an introduction to that changing landscape.
Explore farm life ↗Keep exploring
Meet the other farm residents.