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Monday, February 11, 2013

Kula Project Busy Educating, Building Sustainable Farms this Spring

The local non-profit has plenty of ways you can help as they rev up for a busy spring.

The Kula Project is looking forward to a bright future; a future in which everyone has access to fresh food. The non-profit - which began teaching innovative farming methods in hopes of creating sustainable communities last year - has plans for many more such projects during 2013. Here's a peek at the upcoming spring itinerary, so far, and how you can get involved: If you'd like to volunteer with the Kula Project or propose an opportunity for the non-profit to visit your organization, contact Sarah Buchanan at sarah@kulaproject.org. To donate to the organization or help fund its first international farm located in Swaziland, visit the website.

Sarah Cool

6:24 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Roswell Non-Profit Sets Up First Farm in Africa

Kula Project's Sarah Buchanan shares a little of the experience.

Kula Project is a local organization that teaches sustainable farming methods in efforts to end hunger and promote nutrition around the world. This past November, Kula Project teamed up with Heart for Africa in Swaziland to build its first international farm. Here's a bit of what they accomplished on that trip from Kula Project Founder and Director Sarah Buchanan. We believe Bill Gates said it best when he said, “Poor farmers are not a problem to be solved, they are the solution.” James, the farm director of Kula Project, and I arrived in Swaziland not knowing what to expect. I had traveled to Kenya a couple of times, and James has traveled all over the world but not to Africa. We knew that this tiny nation, a country smaller than New …

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