I entered the YoBloCo awards in the hope of winning a small cash prize. To do that I need you guys to please vote. You can vote (and comment if you wish) on individual blogs; your votes will select 30 finalists for the individual category; the jury will select winners from the list of finalists. The aims of […]
It’s been a while since I provided an update on what has been going on at our farm. From fencing to digging wells to installing a bore hole to meeting agric extension agents. A lot has been happening which has been money and time-consuming. Below are pictures from the farm….. Majority of the contract staff […]
Implications for small holders in Africa I read this article by David Hughes in This is Africa and I found it interesting enough to share. It has some rather encouraging information for small holder farmers… Over the next 40 years it is expected that the global population will increase by 2 billion, Africa will double […]
This post shows what an average day is like on the farm. The truth of the matter is that I’m really not able to do this kind of work on a daily basis, maybe once in a while. However it’s important for me to know first hand what my staff should and will do on […]
I think this company is pretty awesome…thought I’d share their manifesto…enjoy… YOUR TIME IS NOW. WORK ON PURPOSE AND WITH PURPOSE. MAKE REAL FRIENDS. SHARE INSPIRATIONS. NEVER GET STUCK. CHALLENGE YOURSELF. BEWARE THE STATUS QUO. ENHANCE YOUR COMMUNITIES. LEAVE A GENTLE FOOTPRINT BE A CONTRIBUTION TODAY. SAVOUR EVERYDAY MOMENTS AND GIFTS. KEEP IT REAL. CREATE […]
You start out thinking you have it all figured out and realise that you don’t. You realise to execute on your plan, you need people, some you have access to and some you just have to figure out a way to access. Sometimes you succeed and sometimes you don’t. In the past year, I have […]
If you’ve read 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen R Covey, you might remember this is Habit 2. My last day at work (mandatory service) was the 27th of January. That means that I’m no more on anybody’s payroll. I’m like totally on my own…it’s scary and exciting. Scary because this is completely […]
The signs are up….but still working out the exact dimensions of our farm. Before we start putting up the fences and installing our equipments we have to be 100% sure that nobody shows up one day saying gibberish stuff like…. we are on their land and we have to get our property off their land. […]
An article written by Jan Douwe van der Ploeg in the Farming Matters magazine discusses the 10 qualities of family farming. I found this article quite enlightening and thought I’d share the key things I learnt… Family farming is not just about the size of the farm, as when we talk about small-scale farming; it […]
Have you guys heard about YALI? It’s The Obama Administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. Nearly one in three Africans are between the ages of 10 and 24, and approximately 60 percent of Africa’s total population is below the age of 35. President […]
