My roommates and I have been wanting to buy a goat. Kelsey, one of my fellow Nifty Northerners (AgriCorps volunteers in the Northern Region) lives in a small small village and has a baby goat born right outside her compound at least once a day. She is also fantastic friends with several farmers near her […]
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It was only a few short weeks ago that I was in my room meticulously going through the AgriCorps packing list that was given to us. This packing list included not just clothes, but other items that might make our lives in Ghana a little morecomfortable. Some of these items might seem day-to-day to Americans; some […]
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I sat perched on a rock across from Elijah Gawaa, a middle aged Ghanaian farmer, as we chatted about his farm where he grew corn, soybeans, rice and peppers. “I know agric in America,” I started, “but I want you to help me know agric in Ghana”. Elijah’s face lit up as he nodded enthusiastically […]
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In much of the world, farming is a socioeconomic condition, not a career choice. Our population is expected to reach 9 billion people by the year 2050 and we will need to produce 60% more food with less land , less water, less fertilizer and less pesticides. Being a part of agriculture education is more […]
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As you might gather from the title, my life seems a bit too luxurious right now. Today was the day that we have been building up to for 1 whole month. We arrived in Oklahoma on July 31 and began training for this moment. Today I said goodbye and was dropped off by, what feels […]
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I am so proud; our garden has gone from forced labor to willing labor. It has taken patience and persistence, but eventually they have grasped the idea. Leadership and accountability, what I have been preaching and showing since I arrived, has finally transferred to some of the teachers. Early Wednesday morning, Sir Gyan arrived and […]
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Job Description Salary: Volunteer Term: August 1, 2015 through June 1, 2016. Part time position requiring approximately 5-10 hours per week. Home Base: Position can be located anywhere in the United States. Required Qualifications: College degree in or currently enrolled in communications, journalism, etc. 4-H or FFA background Highly proficient in social media Writing […]
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Dear Supporter, Last month, I had the opportunity to see the work our 4-H Africa partners are doing in Ethiopia. I was there to research their program for a possible AgriCorps expansion. In one rural community, I met Girum, a young man who had only been a 4-H member for one year. I asked him what he wanted […]
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April 27-29, 2015 What do you get when you combine several young American volunteers, 17 Ghanaian teachers, countless experiential learning activities, and 3 full days? You get the first Experiential Educators Workshop! Held in Koforidua, Ghana from April 27 to 29, this workshop, as the first of its kind in AgriCorps history, brought together 17 […]
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