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 […]
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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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Fecal Sludge to Biodiesel Plant Construction DIGESTER PLUMBING Reuben and his gang from Beta Construction are getting things done at our site. TWELVE TANKS TO PLAY WITH The heart of the fermentation side of our project is the array of twelve 10,000 liter cement digester tanks. This is where we
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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
An early morning stroll around Adiebeba with the new camera on August 9th, 2012 and some other scenes from around town. OUR BACK YARD The goat house and the goats, hoping to see someone with a pan of compost but instead saw a woman with a camera. MORNING BIRDS Greeting
August at Casa Kumasi was a happening month between Miriam’s visit, Lauren’s departure, big garden progress, fun with the goats and Tamara’s short stay. HOME MADE HAMMOCK Lauren was inspired by the hammocks at Stumble Inn in Elmina, so when James donated his old bed sheets to the house, she took one
A couple of days with Tamara who was visiting Ghana from Oxford to do some research for her PhD in post-colonial literature. AZONTO IN THE PARK After Tamara arrived with a bright smile to a warm welcome we felt a bit of sight-seeing was in order. So, we asked Eric to take
