Location: Kenya G-BIACK, the Grow Biointensive Agriculture Center of Kenya, demonstrates, trains and promotes grow biointensive agriculture methods and other appropriate community development techniques for sustainability among small-scale farm holders in Central, Eastern, and Nairobi Provinces in Kenya.
Longtime MESA Host, Mark Cain of Dripping Springs Garden, shares sage observations and time-tested advice in this recent article (pdf) at Growing for Market on the benefits and challenges of hosting international and US interns. Out of our many great MESA Hosts, Mark and Michael, founders and farmers of Dripping Springs Garden, stand out as …
At this year’s Orientation for the Core Training Program, we hosted Stewards from Cambodia, Ecuador, Peru, and Thailand at the Hidden Villa Hostel with the theme A Personal Adventure, a Global Challenge. We packed in a tight schedule this year: a farm tour from Jason McKenney, Hidden Villa’s Farm Manager; garden workshops from Bill Dudley …
[img_assist|nid=1400|title=MESA visits City Slickers Farm|desc=City Slickers Farm visit|link=node|align=left|width=350|height=302] This year’s 2010 Core Training Program successfully concluded when 33 global Stewards from Peru, Ecuador, Thailand and Ghana reunited in the Bay Area to attend MESA’s November exit seminar. Over the This year’s 2010 Core Training Program successfully concluded when 33 global Stewards from Peru, Ecuador, Thailand …
In June, program manager Leah Atwood attended MESA’s second Ecuadorian Alumni Reunion. Over 25 Steward alumni from eight different provinces were there, traveling up to 12 hours to reach the highlands of Riobamba. [img_assist|nid=1358|title=Riobamba Reunion|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=164|height=110] In June, program manager Leah Atwood attended MESA’s second Ecuadorian Alumni Reunion. Over 25 Steward alumni from eight different provinces …