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
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
Two days at the lake with Tim, Carol, Ashley, Jeremy, Justin and Joanne on the last weekend in August. The perfect get-away, beautiful Lake Bosumtwi is less than 25 miles from our home in Kumasi. With so many project people coming to town to participate in business meetings the last weekend of this month, it was
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Adiebeba Neighborhood – It’s not just a home, it’s an adventure! AHODWO ROUNDABOUT AND MARKET How fitting that we moved just south of the Ahodwo roundabout which sports a statue of a rearing horse. This is the market where we buy most of our produce. We can count on onions, peppers, mangoes,
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Out on the Streets – Oh the sights we see! If we could only share the smells and sounds… A PRINCE OF A MAN Prince is one of our two favorite taxi drivers in Kumasi. Their phone numbers are programmed into our cell phones. Prince can often be found next to the
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