The end of Ramadan feast day happened a day later than we planned, weirdly being celebrated in CAR on Tuesday and Wednesday in Cameroon. We went and had a lovely time with 5 different households, wishing we could have squeezed …
Roy’s orchid hobby has given us such joy-filled wonder over the years. Orchids from all over the world have been blooming on our porches and in our homes, just for the beauty of them. Not for food or for development, …
Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go,… except they’re not singing the seven dwarves’ song, they’re listening to some cuhrazy music on their phones. Seems like music helps us get the job done, giving us energy and …
Our right hand guy, Antonio, had a time of it digging this termite mound out, surprised to find more than one queen each with her egg sack undulating with a bazillion babies. Makes for a nice little snack for some …
Roy was able to go with Nadege and Benoit to a nearby village to help the ag co-op there measure out placement for planting their coffee plants. This particular co-op is doing very well and is a great example of …
Last week CEFA harvested cinnamon for the first time. You are supposed to be able to harvest after 2 year’s growth, but this first bunch has rather thin bark. It definitely has a very strong cinnamon aroma though, and after …
Whether it’s grafting,
seeing new blossoms that mean fruit in the future (this is a very different cola nut tree),
planting a coconut tree with tithonia leaves all around it to deter termites’ destruction,
Roy and Alexandre, the farm manager, …
We are finally adding to the chicken project, hoping to get it going well again, and these are the new members of the chicken coop. From coop to co-op is the ultimate goal!
Last Sunday, May 26th, which was supposed to be Mother’s Day here, our little church family out at the farm decided that we would have a meal together. We had a guest speaker, Pastor M, who often does …
When I went to H’s last week to teach the bible story about Jesus washing the disciples’ feet, her place was basically deserted. Usually, by the time I get there, mid morning, her yard is a beehive of movement. Kids …
