Permaculture, Natural Medicine Training, Festivals!

Some photos of October, my last month in Malawi... Diesel Petrol Palibe: a frequent scene these days

Somehow China always takes the cake.

Alex talks permaculture at UNDP's climate change conference in October.

Sunset on the road from Salima, one last time

Salima puppy cam!

A last trip to the lake, camping with Michelle and Stevie, at the Sandfest at Livingstonia Beach. The king of Swaziland showed up too.

Eston leads a tour for Msalura LEA teachers, who visited with Martin Pullen on another trip over from the UK. Many thanks to Martin and Msalura for bringing moringa poles, which serve as truncheons for a gazebo in the Natural Medicine Garden.

A new tractor for Wibke's chickens in the residential gardenWater management in the residential garden

Solar pump

Kelvie and Carol in Memo Garden

A visit from a traditional healer

Nelson builds an A-Frame to demonstrate planting on contour

Chili oil brewing

Pounding eucalyptus powder

Eucalyptus powder

Another use of artemisia

Solar oven

Scouting out materials at the Anamed training

Integrated Pest Management... attracting beneficials

The road to Dedza

Chowe sunset

Earthdance in Chowe, Mangochi

A few months of photos

Veg box number one. NGP recently began selling weekly subscriptions for organic produce from the Kusamala Market Garden. The glorious beet.

Eston and Alex lead a resource walk at Kachere Juvenile prison.

Jatropha nursery day. We planted 3000 jatropha, which will be used to make biodiesel for the NGP truck.

Jatropha week 2.

A bushbaby committed suicide on the transformer and we lost power for a day.

Thatched-roof classroom at NGP.

Permaculture in the Memo Garden; using water wisely.

People I love, on a boat to Lizard Island in Senga Bay during Close of Service Conference.

From a beach chair at Sangilo.

Nkhata bay.

Looking toward Livingstonia on the road from Sangilo. Esther and I stayed with Meg in Chitimba for a few days during the country-wide political demonstrations.

Yummy bulgogi (Korean barbeque) by Esther.

The borehole from Esther's window.

Dedza sunset in Mpalale village, where I stayed for a week in July helping with this year's pre-service training.

Salima friends, Patrick and Vincent. Sitemate welcome party in Senga Bay.

Ernest, my watchman and friend, now under Sally's employ.

Afternoon guest.

Footwear fashion in Salima

Blessings gives a goodbye speech at Msalura's graduation "celemony"

A goodbye fanta party with my neighborhood friends