Farming – Gambian style

Last time I told you about our maize crop, and I promised to tell you more about the farming and other changes here. All the maize has been grown from seed, and planted in ground that has been made into furrows using hand hoes. Lamin and the family have been steadily clearing the greenery in

A Day in the Life

A day in the life…. I thought it may be helpful to try and give you an idea of a ‘typical’ day at Balaba, although in reality every day is different. However, there is a broad overall pattern, although timings can vary a bit, and unexpected people dropping in (which happens almost every day) can