by kusamala | Oct 30, 2012 | Projects
Last week a car full of Kusamala staff traveled to Dowa for a full day of meetings with the communities, checking out progress on the tree nurseries, and planning the upcoming project launch. The day started off with a tour of the Msokonezi Primary School, where...
by kusamala | Oct 22, 2012 | General
What luck! A pipe that runs water from the river to the State House for irrigation and landscaping has cracked right in Biswick’s backyard. And, according to Eston, they will not get around to fixing it for a long, long time. If only I had a flow meter… So,...
by kusamala | Oct 11, 2012 | General
Molly: “wow, that is big.” Catherine: “yup, it can house up to 12 people.” Marie: “and this was the small version.” I think that pretty much sums up what is happening on the south end of the farm. We are building a new house for the apprentices, as well as future...
by kusamala | Oct 10, 2012 | Projects, Trainings
It’s hard for us to believe that Grace, Mercy, Kondwani, and Paul have already been at the Centre for nearly two months. On the one hand, the time has flown by. On the other, the apprentices already feel like an integral part of the Kusamala family. Luwayo Biswick,...
by kusamala | Oct 1, 2012 | Projects, Trainings
Last week we had the sixth and final day of the Red Soil Project staff training! Eighteen staff members and their families completed the introduction to permaculture training over the past three months. The courses included modules on permaculture ethics and...