The future of cotton in Malawi
Contributed by Chisomo Kamchacha. As science and technology continues to provide humans with many advances, it has been discovered that some of those advances are bad and some of those advances are good. Readers may have different opinions on the contents of this post...
The Importance of Pollinators
Contributed by Dan Schlupp. June 16-22 marked Pollinator Week in the U.S. as well as the arrival of 8 new bee hives to Kusamala (our total is now 10). I'm a little late on commemorating the event, but thought it was important to cover as the decline in pollinator...
Malawi Television Visits Kusamala
Contributed by Luwayo Biswick. It was a cool, cloudy and, chilly Monday morning. The weather showed no promising signs of fortune. Everyone thought it would rain and make the day's work difficult. Suddenly the weather and the mood of all staff changed in a blink of an...
Participatory Video Workshops Begin
Contributed by Chisomo Kamchacha As the CSA project continues to unfold in the communities, the community coordinators of the project have started working with farmers and training them in alternative ways of sharing their story. We believe stories are very important...
Kusamala holds first Gardener’s Course in English
Contributed by Luwayo Biswick. Responding to demand from people that could not understand our Chichewa course held last month, Kusamala held another gardener’s course in English last week, from the 9th through the 13th of June. Three interested people currently...
Striving for Eggcellence: Part 2
Revisiting the Original Objectives for a Chicken Husbandry Demonstration, Part 2 of 3 Contributed by Dan Schlupp. In part one of this three part blog about our chicken husbandry demonstration, I talked about the original primary objectives for establishing our current...