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Author: tpost
Updates: Evergreen Agriculture (Fertilizer Trees) and Amaranth
In World Renew we are always learning about new ways to use the huge diversity of assets the Lord put into his creation all around the world so that people experience the abundant life the Lord intended for his people. Here are a couple of updates and some pictures of things I’ve been learning about…
It’s a Facinating World & It’s a World of Big Challenges & Sometimes Even Worms Can be Part of the Solutions
Introduction I started this blog in the hope of sharing a journey of learning about life and faith, community development, creation care and agriculture. I would not ventured into this except for the strong encouragement of my sons, especially Joe and Josh, and their wives—Zoe and Amy. Thanks! Love0 Share Share Share Pin
Thai Silk: The Wondrous Little Silkworms and the Artful Human Beings Who Work With Them
Thai people and Thai culture show an amazing curiosity and relationship between human beings and nature. While living in Thailand for nearly 3 years we enjoyed many facets of this richness in the Thai culture. For example, we could enjoy more than 60 kinds of tropical fruits from carefully selected and often, grafted varieties, and…
What happens when differing cultures eat together?
When I was in Mozambique, back in May, the dynamics of hospitality and friendship in eating together struck me again. There is a unifying impact that happens when people of very different cultures sit together and one eats the food of the other. Yet, all through history people have been scorning other ethnicities’ foods: Jewish…
When Do “Christmas Pointsettias” Flower South of the Equator?
People in North America like pointsettia flowers at Christmas time, in December. But, there were, in full flower in Mozambique —in May. May has rapidly shortening days of the year in Mozambique, (it gets dark about 5:30 PM) south of the equator. And, pointsettia plants have the internal chemistry that reacts to short days and…
Two Ears of Corn vs. Two Ears of Corn: Harvest of Plenty in Mozambique For Farmers Who Cannot Afford Fertilizer
This picture of Manuel holding two ears from his tradition patch of corn vs two ears from his “conservation agriculture” patch of corn—tells the story. Laboriously, but self-reliantly —- making compost (2-4 days of work), digging carefully laid-out, 6 to 8 inch-deep planting holes ( 1 day of work for a 60-foot by 60-foot plot)…
Being in Africa Again—Malawi in May
I’m here in Malawi to participate in an evaluation of our World Renew work, across the border, in Mozambique. Right now it’s Saturday afternoon; early Monday morning we will travel to Tete, Mozambique. I think t’s been about 10 years since the last time I was in Africa. I ask myself why it feels good…
A 92 year-old Lady In Her Home Place, With a Sense of Place
While in Bangladesh last week, it was a privilege for me to meet the 92 year-old mother of my co-worker, Kohima. Her hospitality was striking: she moved quickly to make sweet tea for us, her guests. Even more striking to me was the sense of being at home in her place that I felt in…
Life on the River in Dhaka, Bangladesh
At this moment the country of Bangladesh is passing through a kind of anguish. Old wounds from the civil war with Pakistan are being dredged up in trials against Bangladeshis who sided with Pakistan and are accused of war crimes. So, an alliance of opposition parties has decreed a series of strikes, “hartels.” Buses, cars,…