Tag Archives: Central Africa

Christmas in Africa: Village-Style in Burundi

Posted on 21/12/2012 by

Christmas in Burundi: Celebrations in the nearby village Christmas Day 2011> Related articles Batwa Pots in Burundi: Traditional Clay Pot Cuisine, Pt. 2 of 2 (dianabuja.wordpress.com) African Beef Stew with sweet potatoes and mangos, cooked and served in a Pumpkin … Continue reading →

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Posted in Burundi, Christmas, Contract-Farming, Cuisine, Food, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Lake Tanganyika, Living here, Wild honey | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Visitors on the Wild Side of Lake Tanganyika – I

Posted on 09/11/2012 by

Updated 9-11-12 Part II is here:Visitors on the Wild Side of Lake Tanganyika – II Over the years I have enjoyed (or not) the gifting, invasion, or other means of learning about the creatures of this part of central Africa.  Wildlife … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Burundi, Chimpanzees, Elephants, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Leopards, Living here, Snakes, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Sorghum Beer in Colonial Burundi and Now

Posted on 18/06/2012 by

Continuing past blogs on the production of local beverages that are fermented, let’s move on to sorghum beer – which until recent times was the most important local brew in Burundi.  It’s production is described by Hans Meyer, in Les … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Beer, Burundi, Cuisine, Explorers & exploration, Fermentation, Food, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Living there | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Banana Beer and other Fermented Foods in Africa

Posted on 16/06/2012 by

Fermentation is one of the most important technologies used in pre-industrial societies to transform agricultural and wild products into highly edible and nutritional products.  The fermentation process is associated with a variety of attributes, some of the most important being … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-General, Agriculture, Appropriate technology, Fermentation, Food, Food Security, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Research & Development | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Teeth-filing as a Mark of Beauty and Belonging in 19th Century Africa

Posted on 05/03/2012 by

This blog follows on Gambler’s House interesting Blog about Filed Teeth at Cahokia : One of the distinctive characteristics of Cahokia and its area of strong influence is the prevalence of filed teeth in many human burials. Filing of teeth as … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Agroforestry in the Highlands of East Africa

Posted on 10/02/2012 by

For the second time this week, I have had a vivid dream in which I was training a group of technicians and farmers about intercropping and hedgerow strategies, using Leucaena leucocephala, together with associated use in areas of livestock, crops, soil-water … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-General, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Burundi, Development, Livestock, Research and Development, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Monkey Business – 19th. Century and Now

Posted on 10/01/2012 by

Monkeys and gorillas in the 19th century were – and continue to be – found throughout tropical and sub-tropical Africa.  When colonial explorers began to encounter them, it was thought they might be somehow related to humans, and it was … Continue reading →

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