Meet the Malawian mom who built a thriving local agriculture business. This is her inspiring story of family, farming, and the power of seeds. From the moment Chisomo Bean was born, agriculture was sown into her life. Growing up in a small village in Malawi, she spent her earliest years strapped to her mother’s back while they worked the land. Every harvest season, her family carefully selected the best seeds for the next planting—pumpkin seeds,...
If you are thinking about adding a bit more sustainability to your home and lifestyle and not sure who to call, here are five options to start with, from supporting more sustainable farming practices, installing water reservoirs, or even converting to prepaid electricity or solar. Sustainable living does not only happen within the infrastructure of your home but truly starts in your kitchen. Supporting local, sustainable farmers and their produce is an investment in...
We look at how the Wood family went from owning a cow in their garden Essenwood Farm. I wake like clockwork, at 4:30 each morning, and head off to milk my precious small herd of Jersey cows on Essenwood Farm in Curry’s Post, KwaZulu-Natal. Chewing cuds, peaceful and content, they lift their heads, gently and quietly, and moo a welcome to me as I approach my humble milking parlour. It is a very special time...