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  • The Lion of Judah

    Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

    Lion of Judah

    In the Rastafarian livity, the Lion of Judah is an emblem of Ras Tafari, otherwise known as former Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. According to Rastafarian way, Selassie was the Messiah, the second coming of Christ referenced in the Book of Revelation:
    “the hair of whose head was like wool, whose feet were like unto […]

    Food Security Revolution in Ethiopia through Organic Production of Soil

    Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

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    Book a Real Adventure Holiday in Ethiopia
    Ethiopia is a land-locked country in the ‘Horn of Africa’ to the northeast of the continent. Its topography […]

    Rastaseed Saving in Shashemene Ethiopia

    Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

     

    Browse the magical posters of Ethiopia like this one
    Anteneh Fantaye from Ethiopia is man on a mission. I first made contact with him through the Seed Saving NGO that I work for in Australia. Unfortunately we do not encourage the passage of vegetable seed internationally due to many quarantine risks and also due to […]

    Rastas Grow Okra from Ethiopia

    Saturday, November 10th, 2007

     

    Okra
    Abelmoschus esculentus
    Family: Malvaceae
    Okra is a delicious vegetable that originated in Eritrea in Ethiopia and parts of the Sudan, Mali and Burkina Faso. It spread further north in Africa, and across to India very early.
    Growing Okra is easy. An annual bush growing to two metres it has pale yellow small hibiscus like flowers and […]