Thanks to Ellen for providing some great photos of the prep work she did with the kids at the Etosha School. They planted a lot of lucern and built a compost ready for my visit.
Our first day at the school was great. Its a high school and all of the kids were quite old (most were doing the equivalent of their HSC). They understood everyhting very well and were eager participants in the garden.
I decided to terrace part of their garden due to a slope, and we built a pond and banana circle, and scribed some keyhole beds to make tomorrow.
I decided to terrace part of their garden due to a slope, and we built a pond and banana circle, and scribed some keyhole beds to make tomorrow.
The head teacher was a scream. She lived onsite and was really like a mother to most of the children that boarded at the school. She had adopted many of them legally. She had a little Jack Russel dog called Boetie, which means 'mate' in Africans.
she invited a friend of hers and his colleague to join us for the next PDC course I was meant to be giving. He is a horticultural advisor in Japan and just loved the Permaculture concept. He joined us for two evenings where I gave some PDC content. He said he is going to implement Permaculture wherever he goes now. He is currently working with schools in Africa up North.
she invited a friend of hers and his colleague to join us for the next PDC course I was meant to be giving. He is a horticultural advisor in Japan and just loved the Permaculture concept. He joined us for two evenings where I gave some PDC content. He said he is going to implement Permaculture wherever he goes now. He is currently working with schools in Africa up North.
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