There won't be any firework displays here today, I hope!
Louise and I go off to meet with a man who has responsibility for championing sweet potato through much of West Africa and in particular in Ghana. This is a project we are interested in to improve the diet in Mankoadze, and have had some interest from staff there to suggest that they would be prepared to try something out. It turns out that this is one of the areas where Ted is working, and so he can supply some technical assistance to help get a garden going, and can also offer someone to come and work with the catering students to try out new recipes. The building and construction people could help with a storage tank for water, and the electricals team with wiring a pump, so it certainly could fit all areas of the college if we can make that happen.
He would be interested in then using the network of Vocational Colleges to spread information about this as a case study, which could be really exciting. I learnt a lot about the development of seed stock, and creation of cuttings that are the starting point of sweet potato. Ted is American, but has spent most of his life in different parts of the world trying to make projects like this happen.
Louise and I then went back to the University Campus and walked to the Botanical Gardens which was not the experience that term might suggest. We saw a very few trees with labels on, but did see huge colonies of fruit bats who flew noisily overhead. And at ground level, we observed many people chanting and singing, apparently using the place as a prayer centre. It was most odd by our standards.
We went out for dinner in the evening, with Chris' contact at the university and his wife which was a most pleasant evening. They had lived in Brighton for a while and also in Rugby, and it was most interesting to get a sense of their view of the UK.
Louise and I go off to meet with a man who has responsibility for championing sweet potato through much of West Africa and in particular in Ghana. This is a project we are interested in to improve the diet in Mankoadze, and have had some interest from staff there to suggest that they would be prepared to try something out. It turns out that this is one of the areas where Ted is working, and so he can supply some technical assistance to help get a garden going, and can also offer someone to come and work with the catering students to try out new recipes. The building and construction people could help with a storage tank for water, and the electricals team with wiring a pump, so it certainly could fit all areas of the college if we can make that happen.
He would be interested in then using the network of Vocational Colleges to spread information about this as a case study, which could be really exciting. I learnt a lot about the development of seed stock, and creation of cuttings that are the starting point of sweet potato. Ted is American, but has spent most of his life in different parts of the world trying to make projects like this happen.
Louise and I then went back to the University Campus and walked to the Botanical Gardens which was not the experience that term might suggest. We saw a very few trees with labels on, but did see huge colonies of fruit bats who flew noisily overhead. And at ground level, we observed many people chanting and singing, apparently using the place as a prayer centre. It was most odd by our standards.
We went out for dinner in the evening, with Chris' contact at the university and his wife which was a most pleasant evening. They had lived in Brighton for a while and also in Rugby, and it was most interesting to get a sense of their view of the UK.
Sweet potato...YUMMY! Great baked with beans!
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