Stories about the African Tree of Life
I am on my “Baobab mission” in the Venda area, Limpopo Province in South Africa. In Zwigodini village I rented a hut in a basic lodge. No sooner had I Continue Reading →
The sun has passed its highest point and has finally managed to break through the thick grey cloud layer that has been lingering statically all morning. Immediately temperatures get uncomfortably Continue Reading →
The path is dusty and the air glimmers as a result of the heat. Inside the car temperatures seem to reach baking point and we yearn for cool drinks. We Continue Reading →
In her furious red glow the sun slowly moves towards the horizon. An excruciatingly hot day comes to an end – and we finally arrived at Kamutsenzere near Mount Darwin Continue Reading →
Blessing Mamubeda explains how baobab brings new opportunities to Zwigodini village in South Africa. By selling baobab fruit people earn money which they can invest in their projects in turn. Continue Reading →
I met Katinka Musavaya during my field trip to Fairtrade certified baobab producers in Harare, Zimbabwe. She works for Organic Africa and is responsible for baobab certification in terms of Continue Reading →
Sylvia Mathoho lives in Zwigodini, a village in the area of Venda, Limpopo Province, South Africa. She collects Baobab fruit when they are ripe and sells them to Dr. Sarah Continue Reading →
Each year the eco cosmetics and beauty industry displays their latest discoveries and products at the Vivaness fair in Nuremberg. The event takes place at the same time as the Continue Reading →
Baobab has my full attention – I am at the Biofach, the largest trade fair for organic food in Nuremberg. I stand right in front of the booth of the Continue Reading →
Creation of Baobab: Based on an old Shona Story: When god created the earth, the baobab was one of the first plants that spread on the African continent. It was Continue Reading →
Baobabs are giants and can grow to 1000 years of age and more under normal conditions. Thus they belong to the oldest and largest flowering trees on Earth. Baobabs do Continue Reading →
I meet Patricia Khosa at the administration building in Skukuza, right in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. The first thing she tells me when we hit the topic Continue Reading →