JANEEMO Planting Kicks Off in Dowa
On Wednesday morning, Kusamala staff and interns, Mtendere Co-operative members, and our Scottish JANEEMO partners, loaded up the Kumbali bus and headed for Mdela Village in Central Malawi’s Dowa District. Excitement was high as we filled all of the seats and aisles...
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...
