Spring 2007 Issue

Africa Can Teach Us

by Amanda Archibald

In March of this year, I had an opportunity to travel to South Africa. While my husband worked in Pretoria, I flew up to Malawi to visit a colleague and her family, and observe the work they are doing in developing sustainable food systems. Over the course of 4 days, I learned that even with so little, the people of Malawi live with such natural abundance, and when that abundance is properly cared for and nurtured, these gentle dignified people, may in fact become more nutritionally and agriculturally wealthier than us in America.  My colleagues, Stacia and Kristof Nordin, are visionaries and catalysts in developing a richer and more nourishing future for us all.

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