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by kusamala | Mar 21, 2013 | General, Trainings
Permaculture can take many forms, from simple garden layouts to sophisticated agro-forestry systems. This design malleability was on full display at Kusamala last week, where members of Kawale village, Kuoma village, Lilongwe Wildlife Center, and Kusamala interns...
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by kusamala | Mar 15, 2013 | Events, Trainings
For the past two weeks, Kusamala has been up to its eyeballs in Permaculture Designing. Northwest of the centre, in the classroom at the end of the market garden, nine people from the Lilongwe Wildlife Center (LWC) are participating in a Permaculture Design Course led...
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by kusamala | Mar 6, 2013 | Events, Trainings
This past Saturday, Kusamala celebrated the graduation of our apprentices, who chave completed a six-month permaculture training at Kusamala. The apprenticeship program at Kusamala is an important part of Kusamala’s mission to strengthen the capacity and...
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by kusamala | Feb 25, 2013 | General
In Malawi, studies estimate that nutrient loss from soil erosion has resulted in a 4 to 25% loss in agricultural yields. Using a conservative estimate, this translates to a loss of approximately MK7.5 billion per year, or 1.6% of Malawi’s GDP. These models further...
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by kusamala | Feb 15, 2013 | General
Wendell Berry never fails to make farming eloquent, while still reminding us that everyone is a part of the food system: eater and growers. Maize, cassava, soya, groundnuts, pigeon pea, pumpkin, sweet potato and shell beans! All of these crops are thriving in our...
