Giving Thanks on the Farm
Yesterday at the farm we celebrated the American holiday of Thanksgiving in the traditional manner - with lots and lots of food. While none of our Americans could exactly remember the story behind Thanksgiving (and we have a good number of Americans right now!), we...
Kusamala Takes First at Green Day Festivities!
This past weekend, Four Seasons and Kumbali Cultural Village sponsored a series of events celebrating “seeds, the start of all life.” The theme really touched home with us here at the centre, where we have just created a “seed saving” chore team. As we are daily...
Everybody’s Learning at Kusamala!
One thing can be said for living, working, and learning at Kusamala - there’s never a dull day! That has been particularly true recently, as we have a number of projects, activities, and events keeping us very busy. Walking around the centre today, the different...
Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education Visits the Farm
Permaculture is taking over the world. As was shown by last week’s visit from the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Mr. Michael Russell, our international influence is growing! During his weeklong visit to Malawi to strengthen ties...
JANEEMO Nurseries Growing in Dowa!
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...
Permaculture in Conservation Agriculture Symposium 2012
Held at SUN 'N' SAND Holiday Resort in Mangochi on the 17th -19thOctober, 2012, where Chisomo Kanchacha, Kusamala’s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, presented a paper on the impacts of permaculture at the household level. The theme of the symposium was...
