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Andy Davey (TTL'09) on July 30th, 2009While I was in Bamenda a couple weeks ago, I also had the opportunity to visit the cultural museum attached to the chief’s palace in Mankom. Included here are various photos from the museum. A few of the many interesting things I learned in my visit: – The chief, or “Fo” is also the Vice-President [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on July 29th, 2009As I’ve mentioned previously, Chipembi Farm College plays host to a variety of student groups, more than you might expect. One is a group of pastors (from different Christian denominations) from around Zambia. They are here for several months, learning both the practical and theoretical aspects of sustainable farming. From what one of the pastors [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on July 27th, 2009Chipembi Farm College has several borehole wells that are powered by electrical pumps. One of them is unique, however, in that the pump is powered entirely by solar panels mounted nearby. The solar panels are about 20 feet off the ground, and they provide enough power to fill the storage tanks when the sun is [...]
Andy Davey (TTL'09) on July 26th, 2009Thanks for everyone’s wonderful comments on my previous poems. Since the response was so positive, I thought I’d keep writing them. Here’s another one, a little simpler and lighter this time. The robust King stately claims his ground, Stoic, heroic, and content. Threes, Nines, and Sevens fall Limply, accepting their impotent fate. A grin squeaks [...]
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Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on July 26th, 2009Like any institution of higher learning, Chipembi Farm College maintains a library for student research. Unlike most libraries you have probably seen, the library at the farm college is in desperate need of new books. During a party for graduating second year students I attended, they actually made a formal request for more resources. Because [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on July 26th, 2009One of the fun things about living here at Chipembi Farm College is sometimes I get surprised by the flora and fauna that I see. The other day, I was walking back to Paul’s place, and a bunch of goats appeared out of nowhere and crossed in front of me. Turns out they were being [...]
Robert Machado (IF'12, India) on July 24th, 2009Landed on 4th of July on Tacoma -Seattle airport, that is on US Independence Day but heavily depended upon Britt to get pick up from the airport to his place. Reached safely to Seattle and warm weather gave warm Welcome but hearts of Britt-san and Isumi-san were warmer then the weather. After all we all [...]
Michael Kraft (TTL'09) on July 24th, 2009Besides programs for post-secondary students and local farmers, Chipembi Farm College has a specific program for students with special needs. Since 1990, the farm college has offered an intensive three-year program for Special Needs students that focus primarily on practical farming instruction, with 10 percent of time spent in the classroom. After a period of [...]
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Andy Davey (TTL'09) on July 24th, 2009Just as in America, partnerships between organizations with similar missions are essential for real change and development. The only travel guide I was able to find solely on Cameroon happened to have a listing under Bamenda for an NGO which hosts a model sustainable farm open for ecotourism. Since PFPF is trying to create something [...]
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Andy Davey (TTL'09) on July 20th, 2009Wow. Cocoa is awesome. While the farmers, with their sandpaper hands, may chuckle at my romantic first encounter with cocoa in the raw, I am indeed smitten with the heavenly genesis of chocolate. The beautiful rounded diamond pods hang as low lying fruit, ready to be busted open and the beans extracted. Inside the pod [...]
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