by CREATE! | Nov 2, 2017 | Photo Highlights
What do you think of, when you think of fall? Perhaps cooler temperatures, fall colors, harvest festivals, or a cup of warm cider. Here in the Pacific Northwest where our US Office is located, it also means the beginning of about 6-7 months of cold, cloudy, rainy...
by CREATE! | Oct 26, 2017 | Testimonials
It is nearing the end of the rainy season in Senegal, and Ndeye Diop, 25, of Walo is out harvesting her watermelon crops. The big, sweet, juicy fruit, along with the rich harvest of vegetables coming from the community garden, will be more than enough to feed her...
by CREATE Field Staff | Feb 10, 2017 | Cooperative Community Gardens
Thanks to mild temperatures, access to abundant water, and the hard work of cooperative members, the gardens in all of CREATE!’s partner communities are thriving! Some cooperative groups had a harvest of over 550 pounds of vegetables in January alone. Each day,...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jun 1, 2016 | Cooperative Community Gardens
In March, Dr. Susan Briggs visited CREATE!’s partner communities in Senegal and met several cooperative members and their children. Dr. Briggs is pictured above with CREATE! Communications Assistant Ndeye Fatou Thiam. Dr. Susan Briggs, CREATE! Board Member, visited...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 5, 2016 | Testimonials
“Before CREATE!, it was difficult to find vegetables in our village. Our children didn’t even know vegetables. Now, thanks to the garden and the guidance of the CREATE! technicians, we are able to grow a variety of vegetables in Gagnick Mack.” Ndeye Maguette Dia, 32,...
