Stories about the African Tree of Life
Baobabs – like many other plants – propagate from a seed that is tiny for their size. This is the usual way and easy for plant lovers to germinate their Continue Reading →
Under a sky densely covered with clouds I navigate our vehicle through deep puddles of water that fill almost the entire road. If I didn’t know better, I would say Continue Reading →
We’re on our way to Mukovha wa Bale to meet Baobab Guardian Evelina Tshitete. Along with Dr. Sarah Venter of the Baobab Foundation and Noemie Bauer, I would like to Continue Reading →
Some time ago I had a special wish for my birthday: I had asked my friends for a donation instead of presents. With the money I received I could fulfill Continue Reading →
Peggy Dlephu lives and works in Knysna, South Africa. This is no secret, because the industrious artist runs her own gallery and accompanies tourists in her beautiful home on the 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 →
Emmanuel Masemore talks about change in his village based on sales of baobab fruit and about an extraordinary speciality which grows on the trees – unfortunately only once the trees 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 →
A very special Baobab grows surrounded by agricultural land at Hoedspruit in the Limpopo province. As befits a giant of its size, legends have sprouted around it. The location for Continue Reading →
Hitting a tree after too many sundowners – such stories are heard of quite often, unfortunately. But having a decent sundowner IN a tree bar? Yes, it is very much Continue Reading →