foundation

One year of ACF

It’s been an eventful first year at ACF. Our few acres have been busy with construction work, planting and planning. As we build ACF from the ground up our core team of five women have developed new ideas and projects. Finishing touches are being made to our farm shop, office and meeting room. As wellContinue reading “One year of ACF”

Cyclone Freddy

Cyclone Freddy has caused massive damage across southern Malawi and over 1,400 deaths. Namadzi was hard hit with record rain fall. We are grateful, despite the scale of the cyclone’s damage, SAM staff have not reported any injuries as of yet. Accessibility Currently SAM estate is inaccessible via the normal roads by vehicle (SAM management canContinue reading “Cyclone Freddy”

Building the Foundations for an Entrepreneurial Village

This month we broke ground on the foundations for SAM’s entrepreneurial village in Namadzi, a village an hour outside Blantyre, Malawi. After talking with the community, farm staff and touring other projects in Malawi our team had an idea what the needs and wants were in the Namadzi community. A group of six women cameContinue reading “Building the Foundations for an Entrepreneurial Village”