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Travel Blogs from Lunyinya, Uganda
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Drying and Frying Fruits & "Crisps"
... flavor. The Gonja and Kivuvu were more disappointing. The Gonja is the traditional "roasting" banana sold all over Uganda. At Maria's suggestion, we tried sugar instead of salt and that made a marked improvement. We kept ...
Training Center Construction Progress
The training center being built at the model farm in Butembe is moving along well. The frame and roofing was completed, followed by plastering of the walls, inside and out. The plastering only went as high as the ceiling line, because a false ...
Transfer Back "Home" to Lunyinya, Uganda
... ;t yet reached, and drivers are always in a hurry, making for some gut-wrenching close calls. We safely reach the home in Lunyinya by 6 pm, with a good hour to go before sunset, where the family warmly greets us. We’re home for a ...
More hives colonized; Training Center updates
On the 3rd of April, we placed four KTBs at The Jayne Apiary at the home in the village, and two more on the 4th at The Leona Apiary on the model farm. It only took 9 days for the first Kenyan Top Bar (KTB) hives to be populated, the two placed at the ...
12 hours of rain vs. 12 inches of snow. Hmmm!
We awoke to rain this morning, a rain that lasted nearly 12 hours, complete with lightening and thunder. Sure beats the 12+ inches of snow you got back ...
Beehive Inspection Results, A Job Well Done!
The model farm was paid a visit today by our beekeeping instructor, Lesster Leow, and his current class. It was Lesster's first visit to the farm, and we were all anxious as to what our report card would look like after his visit. Since our ...
Memorial Mass and Fellowship
Today we are attending a memorial service with Father Leonard. The Father is a cousin of Mummy's, and she’s attending a funeral and college graduation for other relatives some distance from home. We represent her at the service along with Maria and ...
Placing our KTB hives on Jjaja Leona's birthday!
It is only fitting to place our first Kenyan Top Bar (KTB) hives today, as today we commemorate Jjaja (Grandma) Leona's birthday and the beekeeping project was developed in her honor. Madrine (Mummy) is shown here next to 11 KTB hives, one of which was a ...
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving may not be a Uganda holiday, but the family is making a special Thanksgiving dinner anyway on Wednesday night, since I'll be heading north toward Mt. Elgon on Thanksgiving Day. It was supposed to be a surprise, but Mummy Madrine broke ...
Our first beehive has colonized!
... weeks since our first hive was placed, it has been colonized. It was placed under a large mango tree at the home in Lunyinya, where one of the apiaries will be established (the second will be at the model farm). It is a local hive made from rattan, ...
Training Center Construction Progress
The construction of the training center is underway... here are some progress photos. Thanks to The Partners Group and Groundworks Opportunity for supporting such a worthwhile project that will be used by many for years to come. In some of the ...
Apiary update
... comb preserves the honey until it can be harvested. If the honey is not capped before harvesting, at least here in Uganda, where we don't have commercial honey drying equipment, the honey can spoil. It is also unacceptable for export to the ...
Memorial Service for Family Departed
... , to determine the level of poverty and resources in the household, as well as the impact of HIV/AIDS. (Note: The Rakai District of Uganda, where the farm and home are located, is the origin of the first known HIV case back in 1982.) It isn’t ...
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