More Pictoral Sh*t...

100 subsistence farmers, representing the first third of the Kamdini Cooperative, received their goats recently.

As we previously stated, Kamdini is a particularly neglected area near Gulu, on the edge of Murchison Falls National Park and Budongo Forest (home to incredible families of chimpanzees that we had the privilege of experiencing on our last trip in February, 2013).

Facilitating this community's efforts to better their circumstances will help to ensure the conservation of the wildlife inside this forest and park, especially significant as Kony and the LRA decimated the animal population for food and target practice during their terror campaign.

Here are some photos to mark the occasion.

We look forward to seeing many pregnant females when we visit in October.

 

tags ready to be applied to goats' ears

 

Solomon conducts  project sensitization...one last review of project outline

 signing the contract with thumb print

 

 members of the Kamdini Cooperative receiving locally sourced goats

 

 the shit starts here...

High Altitude Sh*t...

We've spread the sh*t to the Himalayas- Bhutan to be exact.

While it's on a much smaller scale, and involving using already present horse manure, we have enlightened the members of Phajoding monastery, it's Lama and a large group of young monks to the possibilities of high altitude farming enhanced by manure as fertilizer.

Thanks to the internet, we were able to send information and links to sites about composting, fertilizer, high altitude farming etc and wire the money necessary to buy initial seeds and rudimentary tools.

Lama Namgay, has introduced regular organic gardening sessions, teaching the monks "the art of composting and an appreciation of nature"

turnips, sprouts and other assorted greens and simple vegetables need a shorter growing season and seem to be able to survive the harsher conditions.

The local government has since visited the project and, impressed with the monks' initiative, gave more equipment and seeds from the list we supplied them.

They have since expanded their vegetable garden.

 We are excited to return, hopefully one day soon.