Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just wrote another note about the central position of maize (corn) in African diets, at least south of the sahara. A really interesting phenomenon. Maize was introduced during the slave trade and caught on like wild-fire in southern Africa (and Kenya). Thanks for this illustration! Daniel On Nov 5, 2007 4:29 PM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote: > PESO: > > Heifer Project International has been using my photos for their > Thanksgiving cards. Here is this year's photo: > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/88478147 > > And the information on the back of the card: > > Dzendere Kadzea and her two daughters grind corn with a wooden mortar > and pestle to make ugali, the porridge eaten with most meals in > Kenya. Dzendere is a member of a women's dairy cooperative > established by the women of six communities in the Kwale district of > Kenya. The women received cows from Heifer Project International > and, with the help of USAID, began a dairy business, delivering milk > by bicycle to neighboring communities. In an area formerly dependent > on the seasonal income from coconuts and cashews, the dairy project > has enabled the women to keep their children in school year > round. Since the project began, no malnutrition has been reported in > any of the six communities. > > > Comments greatly appreciated!! > > Tina > > Tina Manley > ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >