Author Archives: Ben

This Week on the Farm – Episode 2

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ben

Hey Everyone! Thank you so much for all of the great feedback from last week’s video. It was definitely a boost to my week! And no, I don’t just do that Ghanaian accent for fun. I remember giving a fairly … Continue reading →

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This Week on the Farm – Video Blog

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Ben

Hey Everyone, After a long hiatus I’m excited to announce a series of videos about life on the farm in Seripe. I’ll be filming a few short clips each week and uploading them to youtube (yes it’s possible, it just … Continue reading →

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Seripe

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Ben

After a few weeks of arrangements I’ve moved into the village of Seripe, just over 15km from Bole, south on the main road. I live with the a farmer named Dery Torwel along with his wife, his three daughters Anita, … Continue reading →

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Two Days on A Farm (or Why It’s Hard to Be an Innovative Farmer)

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Ben

When you’re from the city, two days on a farm can teach you a lot. I’m working in Ghana for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture but man do I have a lot to learn about farming. Two weeks ago … Continue reading →

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One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Ben

One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Eight. The number of days between leaving Ghana in 2006 and arriving in 2010. In some ways it feels like I never left. It was almost deja vu, leaving Toronto, boarding the plane to Amsterdam, spending … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts and Learnings

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Ben

Some Thoughts and Learnings Just thought I’d write down a couple of my current thoughts on development and my experience here in order to get some comments/discussion happening. I’ve had a couple of interesting discussions about the West’s role in … Continue reading →

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What I Do Here

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Ben

What I do here Well, at long last I’ve finally found some time to answer that question that a lot of you have probably been asking: “What the heck is Ben actually doing in Ghana?” It has been a pretty … Continue reading →

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Go Black Stars!

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Ben

Before I forget, a couple quick additions: Go Black Stars! For those of you who are out of the football (soccer) loop, Ghana’s national team the Black Stars beat the US on Thursday night to qualify for the second round … Continue reading →

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Obvious Observations and Home Life

Posted on June 23, 2006 by Ben

“Ahh, you see there? Four people will ride that motorbike into town!” “O!” “It’s family car hey! Heh heh heh, a family car. Sometimes you’ll even see five.” It is little moments like these, where Mr. Tahidu will make some … Continue reading →

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Ask a Ghanaian!

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Ben

Ask a Ghanaian! I’ve just had a rare good thought. One of my goals for this summer was to try to find some way to bring back the ‘overseas experience’ to Canada as effectively as possible. It always bugged me … Continue reading →

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