Stories about the African Tree of Life
..says Silvia Weninger about the tree. She did not only see the baobab close to the road while she was worked for a development project in Zimbabwe. The tree featured Continue Reading →
“The fact that in such a tough environment with so little moisture baobabs produce this enormous amazing incredible fruit” is one of the reasons why the trees are special, says 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 →
“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 →
“You cannot just walk past a baobab, without noticing it,” said Ralph Stutchbury during our interview. The photographer, cameraman, conservationist and author lives in Harare, Zimbabwe. Long before I met 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 →