Stories about the African Tree of Life
What a fascinating sight: A mighty old bull elephant rests under a huge baobab. He rubs his backside on the tree bark with relish. Alongside his beauty endeavor he cracks Continue Reading →
Baobab – grow your own from seeds from Heike Pander on Vimeo. Follow these steps to grow baobabs from seeds successfully: Baobab Seeds: nowadays it is easy to buy baobab Continue Reading →
Creating a three-layer Smoothie – how does that work? I was busy thinking about it while I tried out my latest Smoothie creation: the Baobab Smoothie TriColor. Sweet blueberries, juicy Continue Reading →
The apricots are ripe – I hold a fruit in my hand and look at it from all sides. The feel resembles that of a velvety palm stone but with Continue Reading →
For weeks the sun has pampered the cherries on the tree – by now they are dark, large and quite juicy. I am at my friends place to help with Continue Reading →
Summer time is “melon” time – delicious fruit aplenty. Especially on hot days it tastes wonderful in fruity salads, lemonades or simply cut in quarters and eaten directly. But often Continue Reading →
While it is still quite hot out there I am on the lookout for something delicious and cool. Two bananas sit on the fridge, waiting to be eaten. The freezer Continue Reading →
At six o’clock in the morning the temperatures at Kamutsenzere Grain Marketing Board in the Mount Darwin Area of Zimbabwe already seem too hot to make a significant move. Nevertheless, Continue Reading →
After our visit to Baobab collectors we rumble on a difficult slope back towards Harare. At the end of November it is hot – the thermometer climbs above 40 ° Continue Reading →
The sun approaches the horizon after a very eventful day. We enjoyed a good dinner and climb into the SUV of Sarah Venter. Again, we rumble along a bumpy dirt Continue Reading →
We are finally ready: off we go together with Dr. Sarah Venter and Blessing Mamubeda to some villages in the Venda area. We plan to visit Baobab Guardians – women Continue Reading →
We are still in the Venda area of South Africa. Today we visit the Baobab Guardians with Dr. Sarah Venter, baobab ecologist and entrepreneur. The Guardians are women who take Continue Reading →