Permaculture spreads to Nkhundi village
Nkhundi is one of the villages in the area near Kusamala's Nature's Gift Permaculture Centre. Like many other villages in the country, people in Nkhundi face problems of water access, erosion, soil infertility, access to input and output markets, malnutrition as well...
New Intern Perspective
I wake to the sounds of morning birds rising. Opening my door to a small courtyard garden, the air is slightly chilled and foggy. The dry season has started indicating winter is here, and I’m grateful for my wooly hat. I make my way to the borehole (water tap), which...
Time for a plan
Malawi’s average rainfall is 1200 mm per year, all of which falls during the rain season from December to April. This offers a window of opportunity to harvest, store and utilize this rainwater for the rest of the year. Additionally, you may remember that we have a...
Report on MaFAAS Agricultural Extension Workshop
Agriculture continues to be the main source of economic development in Malawi. It employs 80% of the population in Malawi and contributes 90% of exports. However, high population density, soil infertility, low level of irrigation leading to dependence on rain fed...
JANEEMO Welcomes New Faces
Over the past year, interest in permaculture and agroforestry has steadily grown among the communities where we work in Dowa. We have been expanding the number of JANEEMO clubs and communities, increasing our permaculture demonstrations, and sending Gladson all over...
The Climbers of Kusamala
As we say good-bye to the rains, we’d like to take this time to write a special tribute to our favorite, and perhaps most unusual looking, rainy season crops. During his usual tour of the centre, Eston always explains to people how we strive to use all of our...
