This morning I walked out of my compound to see vibrantly blue skies, the kind that looks like it’s been painted on top of the land, the kind that seems to never quite meet the earth. I stood there for 2 minutes, a whole 120 seconds, with my eyes glued to the clouds. It was […]
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Whack! Whack! The sound of an ax smacking into wood rang in my ears as I walked up to the farm only a quarter mile down from my house. A woman dressed in her colorful Ghanaian dress effortlessly picked up the ax again and swung it at her feet into the old tree. The large […]
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION EXPLORE GHANAIAN-AMERICAN AGRIBUSINESS INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO CREATE JOBS AND RESHAPE PERCEPTIONS OF FARMING ACCRA, GHANA – Sunday, May 8, 2016. House Agriculture Committee Chair Mike Conaway (TX-11) visited AgriCorps and 4-H Ghana sites in the Eastern Region of Ghana with other Committee Members and leaders […]
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If we are being honest, sometimes Ghana takes its toll. Projects can take a long time to start, bush fires during Harmattan make it rain ash, going to the market means attracting a lot of attention, exposing teachers to new ideas can be challenging, the churches are loud, the market is loud, the eating spots […]
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