Translating all of the Farming God’s Way resources into the Zulu language is a massive undertaking. The first step was to have the 160-page Trainers’ Reference Guide translated. I’m happy to report that, while it’s not yet ready to go to print, the content has been translated!! The next steps are to translate the labels […]
We gathered, seated in a circle on a cool, late afternoon in July: 11 entrepreneurs and 5 trainers. To look at the faces you wouldn’t guess the commitment it had taken to complete 18 weeks of business training. The faces were filled with pride and gratitude. They have worked hard and persevered. It’s been such […]
It’s been a challenging couple of months for us, as we’ve seen worrying events unfold in the South African Department of Home Affairs. It seems to have come as a shock to most people. Immediately following the election, the South African government passed a new, all-encompassing immigration act, with accompanying regulations. The regulations have done […]
It is a beautiful, fresh July Saturday morning. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. I (Kerry) run through my checklist one last time, glance at the packed rear of our car, and reverse out of our driveway. I always have a myriad of details going through my mind as I head off […]
Have you ever flown with someone who’s never flown before – someone who wasn’t scared, but excited? Other than our kids, who were quite small the first time they flew, I hadn’t – until last month. We were invited to attend the Farming God’s Way Extension Workshop (photos) in Port Elizabeth last month. By we, I […]
After that last blog, I know what you’re thinking: You want to make your own compost. Or, maybe you’re just curious about how we teach farmers to make it. Well, here’s your very own, easy to follow, step-by-step procedure. “Plant” 6 – 3m poles at a 1 m depth so that you have a “grid” […]
Speaking of God’s sufficiency, I love compost. And I love training farmers to make compost. I’ve loved training Zeph to train farmers to make compost!! Compost is an incredible means for farmers to become increasingly successful over time – and it’s free to make! Compost is a tilth improver, supplying humus and nutrients. It holds […]
We’re halfway through our first cycle of training an intake of micro-entrepreneurs in business and discipleship and it has been exciting. We’re using material developed by Paradigm Shift, a Christian organization dedicated to training African micro-entrepreneurs. So far, we’re impressed with the curriculum. It offers basic training in business concepts and language, as well as […]
With all the interest in our quarter hectare of maize and with people learning that our aim is to train farmers in the area, we’ve been asked repeatedly for training. Although we gently resisted – we’d prefer to train in August and September, just-in-time training for the October field pre and November planting seasons – […]
As of March 2014, our Canadian funding proposal has been fully approved and we are beginning to plan the program roll out. As a point person for an approved Canadian Foodgrains Bank food security initiative, Dan was invited to attend the 1st African Congress on Conservation Agriculture, held in Lusaka, Zambia from March 18 to […]