My roommates and I have been wanting to buy a goat. Kelsey, one of my fellow Nifty Northerners (AgriCorps volunteers in the Northern Region) lives in a small small village and has a baby goat born right outside her compound at least once a day. She is also fantastic friends with several farmers near her […]
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It was only a few short weeks ago that I was in my room meticulously going through the AgriCorps packing list that was given to us. This packing list included not just clothes, but other items that might make our lives in Ghana a little morecomfortable. Some of these items might seem day-to-day to Americans; some […]
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I sat perched on a rock across from Elijah Gawaa, a middle aged Ghanaian farmer, as we chatted about his farm where he grew corn, soybeans, rice and peppers. “I know agric in America,” I started, “but I want you to help me know agric in Ghana”. Elijah’s face lit up as he nodded enthusiastically […]
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In much of the world, farming is a socioeconomic condition, not a career choice. Our population is expected to reach 9 billion people by the year 2050 and we will need to produce 60% more food with less land , less water, less fertilizer and less pesticides. Being a part of agriculture education is more […]
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As you might gather from the title, my life seems a bit too luxurious right now. Today was the day that we have been building up to for 1 whole month. We arrived in Oklahoma on July 31 and began training for this moment. Today I said goodbye and was dropped off by, what feels […]
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