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2016 Jun: Baobab Guardians: our baobab babies are growing up!
Our wonderful donors are helping to shape the African landscape for the future by sponsoring rural women as baobab guardians. We’re planting new baobab saplings to preserve and protect these iconic african trees – join the movement!
2016 Jun: World Desertification Day
Baobabs live in savannah ecosystems many of which are threatened by desertification. Although baobabs have an incredible ability to survive dry conditions they too are affected by desertification. What can we do?
2016 Apr: Celebrating International Earth Day
The theme for International Earth Day 2016 is trees! With a goal of planting 7.8 billion trees over the next 5 years. EcoProducts joins in.
World Water Day: when in drought, consult a baobab tree!
As some of hardiest, long-lived trees around, Baobabs know how to make the most of scarce resources, especially water. On World Water Day, when we’re bringing awareness to one of our Earth’s most precious resources, what lessons can we learn from Baobabs?
2016 Mar: Baobab Guardians: from seedling to sapling – it’s about being inspired!
How two Dutch women now living in South Africa, are contributing to sustaining the Limpopo indigenous landscape by sponsoring a baobab guardian and the planting and care of a baobab tree.
2016 Mar: Baobab Guardians: from seedling to sapling – it's about being inspired!
How two Dutch women now living in South Africa, are contributing to sustaining the Limpopo indigenous landscape by sponsoring a baobab guardian and the planting and care of a baobab tree.
The Marvellous Brewers of Marula Beer
Each year marula beer connoisseurs make their annual pilgrimage to the far reaches of Limpopo to visit their favourite master brewers of marula beer. It’s a womens’ traditional craft and in order to get a taste of each woman’s brew you need to go ‘homestead hopping, visiting one home after another. Each one is different and this year Sarah Venter did her own tour of marula beer mavens and found out a few secrets along the way.
The Mysterious Life of Baobab Flowers
How are baobab flowers pollinated? It’s still a subject for considerable research and Nisa Karimi has been studying baobab flower pollination in the Limpopo area.
2016 Mar: Baobab Guardians: women planting baobabs for the future
How a UK wholefoods company is sponsoring 10 baobab guardians to help grow tiny baobab seedlings into mighty baobab giants!