Stories about the African Tree of Life
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 →
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 →