Sustainable Farming

Ebola's Generation Blog

GATHERING NUTS IN MAY

Here goes Samuel gathering Hope Sakumas' first harvest of nuts on a not-so-cold and frosty morning from cashew trees planted back in...

OH MIGHTY CASSAVA!

Still yielding some mighty impressive looking cassava the Hope Sakuma team take a final harvest from the Sanda Magbolontor farm before...

THE ROOF GOES ON

As rainy season approaches Hope Sakumas' livestock shelter nears completion as the roof goes on! Like many small farmers we rely on...

CASSAVA FRESH FROM THE FARM

More farm to table action as the kids tuck into nutritious cassava leaf fresh from the farm. While drought-resistant cassava tubers...

SHELTER TAKES SHAPE

In between other work on the farm construction continues of the bespoke shelter for Hope Sakuma's livestock. Now reaching gable level the...

GARI-MAKING MASTERCLASS

Something of a gari-making masterclass as John shows Med the skills required to parch the fermented cassava flakes dry, shifting from...

WHISTLESTOP MOBILE GARI SERVICE

Following hot on the heels of our Mile Six endeavours a whistlestop tour of Hope Sakuma's mobile gari service in action with the first...

ONE MISTY MOISTY MORNING

When cloudy was the weather we meet Mo, Diaspora volunteer, wakING to bird song, roosters crowing and a misty moisty morning in Sanda...