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...
Pipe Break!
What luck! A pipe that runs water from the river to the State House for irrigation and landscaping has cracked right in Biswick’s backyard. And, according to Eston, they will not get around to fixing it for a long, long time. If only I had a flow meter... So, what...
Construction
Molly: “wow, that is big.” Catherine: “yup, it can house up to 12 people.” Marie: “and this was the small version.” I think that pretty much sums up what is happening on the south end of the farm. We are building a new house for the apprentices, as well as future...
Home of Hope Apprentices: Permaculturalists in the Making
It’s hard for us to believe that Grace, Mercy, Kondwani, and Paul have already been at the Centre for nearly two months. On the one hand, the time has flown by. On the other, the apprentices already feel like an integral part of the Kusamala family. Luwayo Biswick,...
National Training Workshop on Lobbying and Advocacy- GBI Policy Dialogue
Kusamala keeps increasing its visibility in different forums that discuss issues of national interest. From the 26th-28th September we participated in a National Training Workshop on Policy Lobbying and Advocacy and a National Policy Dialogue Meeting that were...
Staff Trainings Finish Up with Songs and Dances
Last week we had the sixth and final day of the Red Soil Project staff training! Eighteen staff members and their families completed the introduction to permaculture training over the past three months. The courses included modules on permaculture ethics and...
