In which the menagerie increases by eight little birds with Jeremy’s fulfillment of his third goal in the garden/goat/chicken trilogy. YOU BROUGHT HOME A BOX OF WHAT? Jeremy presents Camille with an new addition to Casa Kumasi on October 8th – a box of chickens! MAKING A PLACE We fixed the door to the chicken […]
Happy Birthday to Bob and Justin! Another wonderful month featuring birthday celebrations, FS2BD project progress, goat shenanigans, thriving gardens, wetland exploration, market purchases and a glimpse of village life. BILL AND BOB ARMANTROUT – GHANA, 1972 9 Bob’s father, Bill is facing the camera, deep in discussion at a Christmas party in Tema in
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In which Justin turns 23 (September 21 ) and Bob becomes 54 (September 25) and we celebrate by inviting our KNUST friends to Sunday dinner September 23rd WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS Bob, Rebecca, Dr. Mensah, Martin, Justin, Wilson, Camille, Johannes and Jeremy relax after a good meal and much uplifting
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And then there were three. Jeremy adds a third kid to the goat herd. LAZY DAYS TURN INTO CRAZY DAYS Go-At and Aponche snooze happily on the step back before their world is turned upside down with the addition of Nwansane on September 7th. The first few days were unsettling for all
September, 2012 – Moringa discovery, fencing, flourishing plants and more THRIVING BACKYARD VEGETABLE PATCH The back yard garden is flourishing thanks to Jeremy. He is in charge of construction and waters every morning as soon as the sun is up unless there was rain overnight. DECK GARDEN The upstairs garden flourishes as well.
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A Sunday morning exploration of the wetlands that remain of what once was the Kumasi Forest Reserve on September 9, 2012 To see photos of our second wetland walk in January, 2013, please go to Walking Through the Rice Fields THE EAST SIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD Here’s the compound wall around the last home
Bantama market and furniture shopping on September 14 BANTAMA Eric brought the Casa Kumasi brood (Bob, Camille, Jeremy and Justin) to Bantama Market in search of bambara beans. We did not find the elusive beans but did go home with mushrooms, coco yam, peppers, tomatoes and more. Bags and bags of produce
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In which Dr. Mensah takes us on a tour of the Ayoum village household waste project on September 26. A VILLAGE TO CHANGE WASTE DISPOSAL The project, simply stated, is to take household food waste, separate the organics from the recyclables, turn the organics into compost and amend the soil at the
Fun at home and at work, with interesting guests and much garden progress during our second month in Kumasi PASSIONATE ABOUT POOP Or at least about the prospect of turning fecal sludge into biodiesel. At a visit to Kwame Nkumah Univiersity of Science and Technology (KNUST) Bob and Dr. Mensa chew over
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Diving into Kejetia Market, a shopping phenomenon referred to locally as the Central Market on August 4, 2012 LOST WITHOUT ERIC Eric is so much more than a taxi driver, he is our procurement adviser, cultural consultant and friend. The idea of diving into twenty-five acres of shopping craziness without Eric is unthinkable. With ten
