ECHO exists to reduce hunger and improve the lives of small-scale farmers worldwide. They work to identify, validate, document and disseminate best practices in sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology. Just finished their second class on underutilized crops. Dr. Martin Price, the founding ECHO CEO, started our lectures for the week on nutrition in eating and … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: ECHO
TIMO Tuesday: A video update on housing
We just found this TIMO update video that AIM has put together. Our team leader Zeka is interviewed and it shows the building of his house. He and his wife and two girls are now living in that house in Tsumkwe. Our house will be of similar construction built by the local SAN. Feel … Continue reading TIMO Tuesday: A video update on housing
Fun Fact Friday: moringa
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
Fun Fact Friday: plant knowledge
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
alcoholism
Over the past year we have learned a lot about the San mostly from reading on the internet. We have read in many places the issue of alcoholism among the San. One article even said that children as young as 12 were addicted to alcohol. We knew one can't believe everything on the internet. There … Continue reading alcoholism
Ha3els in Africa 