Planting Begins in the JANEEMO Tree Nursery
As a part of our JANEEMO project, as well as the Centre’s general commitment to reforestation efforts, we began constructing a new and improved tree nursery this past May. We have spent the past two months leveling the ground in the nursery area and learning about...
Mtendere Co-operative Members Visit the Kusamala Garden
Every fifth Wednesday Centre staff and interns join our gardening team for a big planting day in the Kusamala Market Garden. We spend the day watering, seeding, and transplanting from the nursery. By the end of the day we have planted 25 of the 100 beds in our market...
Apprentices Collaborating to Expand the Memo Garden
In March of this year the Kusamala Demonstration Centre welcomed its first apprentices, Edward Nkhata and Joseph Kaipa, sent to us by the Methodist Church. They have spent the past four months at the Centre, working side by side with our staff, learning from our...
June 2012 Update from JANEEMO
Check out the June 2012 JANEEMO Newsletter!
Changes in Memo and the Market Garden
It's with a heavy heart that the staff at Kusamala said goodbye to Carol Mgala and Macoco Mwale last month. Carol has been an essential part of the Centre's food and nutrition team since its inception in 2009. She has played an integral role in the success and...
Kusamala Management Team Gets New Faces
The past two months have seen a host of changes in the Kusamala management team. Olli and Alex have moved on to new countries and new experiences - Olli is spending the summer in France while Alex has accepted a position with USAID in Cambodia. While we are sad to say...
