Stories about the African Tree of Life
At the Heldenmarkt in Berlin I ran into the booth of the Baobab Family e.V., an association committed to sustainable development cooperation in Kenya. Two friendly young ladies identify me Continue Reading →
Although we did not know each other for most of the time I share a long history with the artist Alfred Bast. The story begins in Hohenstadt a tiny village Continue Reading →
“Baobabs have somehow become our favorite trees in Africa, they are simply spectacular,” says Doreen Gericke about the fascinating giants. I met her and her husband Gerhard Huebner in the Continue Reading →
“Baobabs are absolutely stunning and awe-inspiring”, says Markus Mauthe. He is a well known photographer of stunning untouched nature and the beauty of our planet earth, an environmental activist, cocoa Continue Reading →
“So many people in South Africa love Baobabs. There seems to be an emotional attachment towards the tree even if you don’t know it well. But for those people who Continue Reading →
“When I saw the baobab I felt at rest; a feeling of freedom as well as wonder and joy. This world is a beautiful place,” says Gesa Neitzel about her Continue Reading →
Gus Le Breton shares a special baobab story of two farmers in Zimbabwe quarrelling about “who has the bigger one”. Naturally we talk about baobabs. We take a journey in Continue Reading →
“We realized that baobab is money. We can earn some income from selling baobab”, says Ellen Chikatanda from Sarangwa village which is located in the Mount Darwin area in the Continue Reading →
“I did not collect much baobab fruit but I wish I had because the little bit of income that I earned helped me to support my children”, says Rosemary Katandi Continue Reading →
“Selling baobab fruit has helped me,” says Rerai Mundengoma, baobab fruit collector from Kajokoto Village near Mount Darwin in northern Zimbabwe. “I no longer have to ask my husband for Continue Reading →
Shamiso Mungwashu comes from Chimanimani in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. She calls herself a serious advocate for organic, Fairtrade and ‘access and benefit sharing’. “We need the companies in 20 years Continue Reading →
Wayne Stutchbury, artist from Zimbabwe, about baobabs: “I am a sculptor and I just love their shape. They are amazing. If you look at them the skin reflects the light. Continue Reading →