Monthly Archives: March 2010

“Poverty is not what you have; it is what you make of what you have.” Robert and I joined about 25 others – Zambian farmers, teachers, community development workers – last week at Masaiti Farm Training Center learning the practical … Continue reading →

Jasinta led the way along a well trodden path through the maize fields of her village. We followed about 25 farmers from the Mpongwe area and Robert and me. I could hear the exclamations before I reached her field: “This … Continue reading →

Yesterday I marched along with my Zambian sisters for ‘equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all’. It was International Women’s Day, which in Zambia is taken seriously enough to be made a national holiday. I am sure there were far … Continue reading →

We’re becoming evangelists – conservation farming (CF) evangelists. Whenever we talk to farmers we preach CF. The fields we’ve seen this week speak their own message loud and clear – CF pays, both for the land and for the farmer. … Continue reading →