Happy Friday! I am headed back down to ECHO in North Fort Myers, FL next week for the Tropical Agriculture Development II class. The focus of this class will be various edible underutilized tropical crops. We will spend three days dedicated to learning about growing, propagating, and harvesting various crops, including vegetables, starches and grains. … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: moringa

The San Bushman were/are hunter-gatherers. Their diet traditionally consists of 70-80% plants gathered primarily by the women which includes berries, nuts, roots, and melons.  The remaining 20-30% is meat which the men hunt for with poisoned arrows. The San make use of over 100 edible species of plant and their knowledge of plants and customs … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: plant knowledge

Is it Summer or Winter?  Well that depends on what Hemisphere your in.  Here in East Tennessee is was a gorgeous Mid-Summer Day In Tsumkwe Namibia where we will be moving to it was a mild Mid Winter Day.   Not only will we be adjusting to new surroundings but our seasons will be flipped as … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: Summer or Winter???

The Kalahari Desert gets its name from the Tswana/Setswana word Kgala meaning "the great thirst", or Kgalagadi, Khalagari, or Kalagare, meaning "a waterless place". The Okavango River is the only permanent river that flows through the desert. During the rainy season (October through April) temporary rivers such as the Nata and several tributaries which flow … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: waterless place

Today, we both ran a half-marathon in Ridgecrest, NC as fundraiser for our outgoing fund. It was our first endurance race and we finished well. We might be able to keep up with the San for a while. Thank you for all who gave and prayed for us!!! Persistence hunting is a hunting technique in … Continue reading A San Saturday: Endurance Running