Category Archives: CEFA/Ag

A visit from Paul Noren and Carl Elwood

Posted on April 16, 2018 by danforth

When you get a visit from Paul Noren, you better be prepared to be entertained by stories and little known facts and fun little ditties that come to his mind as you talk.  He and Roy can talk hours about …

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Avril, fruit tree enthusiast

Posted on March 1, 2018 by danforth

Roy met Avril, on the right, at an orchid show last year, and they chatted for at least an hour about orchids, bromeliads, and tropical fruit trees.   They’ve been exchanging plants and ideas ever since.  This year Roy traded jakfruit …

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Windy

Posted on January 1, 2018 by danforth

When something is over the top, people on the south coast of South Africa say it’s “hectic”.  This photo below is what you call hectic wind.  We use 6 clothespins for one towel, and even that sometimes comes undone.  Imagine …

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Getting water to the nursery

Posted on December 23, 2017 by danforth

Wow, how amazing it is to be able to rent earth moving equipment to get a dam built so we can pump water up to the nursery that Roy is setting up.    It still flabbergasts us to think that we’re …

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Nina

Posted on September 30, 2017 by danforth

What do you have on your head, Nina?!  On your way to work in the garden, on your head you’ve got balanced on the rolled up cloth; a shovel, a machette, a big knife, and right on top, a midmorning …

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New night watchmen at the farm

Posted on September 18, 2017 by danforth

We have two night watchmen now, after the break-in last month.  Leopold watches over the houses and Malo watches over the work area buildings during the night.  I can’t ignore the newest member of the team, though!  Siriri (means peace …

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We have a guest!

Posted on September 18, 2017 by danforth

Dave Feaver, from Modesto, CA, is here with us on the CEFA farm for about 2.5 weeks.  He and his wife, Irene, and Irene’s mother, Dorothy, have hosted us many times over the years when we have visited Modesto Covenant …

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Chainsaw lumber

Posted on August 30, 2017 by danforth

These guys are amazing, cutting very decently straight planks with a chainsaw.  To be able to buy wood just down the road from the CEFA farm will be a great help as the new ag processing and storage building gets …

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CEFA board meeting

Posted on August 30, 2017 by danforth

The CEFA board meeting last week went very well, with peaceful discussions, good decisions, and plenty of rambutan to snack on!  Issues about board members and the board president’s term of office, past employees, workers’ complaints, and planning for the …

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Old is good

Posted on August 30, 2017 by danforth

This little old lady, who looks like her arm could be broken as easily as a toothpick, is very full of energy and spunk!  Roy was surprised to see her working hard in her ag co-op’s garden, enthusiastic about growing …

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