Sharing is caring. Winter School in Agri-Food choices a chance to meet communities, values, landscapes and knowledge toward food.



(Baraka Agricultural College – Molo – Kenya, 23 January 2020 – Giulia Z. & Anna F.) How can psychological perspective help to understand and modify the perception, attitudes and behavior toward environmental resources? Simona Sacchi, associate professor of Social Psychology at the University of Milano Bicocca, suggests that there are two main directions which can guide attitudes, believes and values: a top-down approach which is based on three values that forge behaviors (biospheric, altruistic and egoistic value) or a bottom-up process in which behaviors could be forged by perception.
Talking about enviromental dimensions, it is necessary to take into account the moral behavior and the moral dilemma which could be faced through two main processes: deontology (when an action is based on internal moral) and consequentialism (when there is analysis of costs/benefits). But which is the best way to communicate environmental change? Could we use moralization in order to persude a moral end? Yes, we can! Sharing information contribute to the creation of a win-win scenario which allows to differentiate communication process. But it is also necessary to reduce the psychological distance and framing the message. Following Anthony Majanga, professor of Organic Farming, and Boniface Kyalo, General Farm Manager, from the Baraka Agricultural College, introduced the participants of the first winterschool in “Agri-Food choices - from field to the plate” to the magical world of soil with a very inspiring lessons titled “Living soil, living healthy… a look at the soil care for better life of the microorganism and humans”.
The soil is alive and taking care of it means also taking care of human beings and their health. Soil is “made up of a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gasses, liquids and organisms that together support life”. Different types of soil imply different types of cultivation but also different kind of lives: reciclying organic materials into the ground helps the microorganisms to work on decomposition and on the creation of a better and richer soil. In fact, feeding the soil means feeding the microorganisms and, at the end, feeding human beings. Protecting soil and its biodiversity is an important goal to persude.
In the afternoon the participants have had the amazing opportunity to discover the hills around Baraka Agricultural College guided by Professor Majanga and some of the students of the college. The tour ended at the agroforest situated at Baraka Hill: in swahili “baraka” means “blessing” and this hill is a crucial space for local communities to gather together and enjoy the peace and the beautiful landscape.  The agroforest project started long time ago and broke the silence among communities after the 2007/2008 conflicts in the region which led to internal displacements. What has it been built is a space for communities and for students for thinking, praying and discovering. At the end sharing is caring. The landscape all around the Baraka Hill is divided in small fields fulls with pees, potatos, corn and eucaliptus. Walking down the hill the participants got the chance to meet some local children who shared with them their world and their enthusiasm.


Last but not least, looking among carrots, spinaches and cabbages in the college garden, the winterschool team had the chance to learn traditional receipes in the college kitchen with chef Zac - participating in the Chefs'Alliance project of Slow Food. Even if the menu for the Kenyan cousine dinner included at the beginning also fish, at the end the five brave temporary fishermen missed the catch. Fish has had then its final revenge. Divided in small teams, named “team carrots”, “team potatoes” and “team chicken”, the participants learned how to prepare chapati, ugali, managu, mukimo and traditional chicken: starting from the field, passing through the kitchen the winterschool team had his dinner in the and a party on the Kenyan notes, with dances and some glass of muratina.

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  1. Opryszczka / HIV jest poważną i nawracającą chorobą, której nie można wyleczyć za pomocą leków lub zastrzyków przez amerykańskich lekarzy, ale najlepszym sposobem radzenia sobie z opryszczką jest przyjmowanie w tym celu naturalnych ziół, mam czerwone zdanie na temat DR JAMESa, wielkiego lekarza zielarki który wyleczył mnie z opryszczki swoim potężnym lekiem ziołowym. Skontaktowałem się z nim, aby dowiedzieć się, jak może mi pomóc, a on powiedział mi, żebym nigdy nie martwił się, że pomoże mi z naturalnymi ziołami! Po 2 dniach kontaktu z nim powiedział mi, że lek jest gotowy i wysłał mi go za pośrednictwem UPS SPEED POST i dotarło do mnie po 4 dniach użyłem leku zgodnie z jego instrukcjami (rano i wieczorem) i zostałem wyleczony! To naprawdę jak sen, ale jestem bardzo szczęśliwy! dla osób cierpiących na opryszczkę i inne choroby, takie jak efekt odbytnicy, uszkodzenie jelit, niedrożność jelit, choroba jajników, rak, niedoczynność tarczycy, opryszczka, POChP, HIV, zapalenie stawów, borelioza, Hpv, infekcje, choroby wątroby, choroby autoimmunologiczne, choroba Parkinsona, Toczeń, nefrologia i nadciśnienie, neurologia, położnictwo, ginekologia i zdrowie kobiet, onkologia, pediatria, płucny, ostra mielofibroza, objawy ALZHEIMERA, rak piersi, cukrzyca, utrata włosów i leczenie włosów, miażdżyca miażdżycowa.
    powinienem skontaktować się z nim po lek ziołowy, ponieważ jestem żywym zeznaniem i zostałem wyleczony z opryszczki, a jego lek jest legalny. Wysłałem mu to, o co prosił, a on przysłał mi swoje lekarstwo, które wziąłem przez 2 dobre tygodnie, a dziś jestem tutaj z wynikiem negatywnym. Kiedy poszedłem na test, byłem tak szczęśliwy po zażyciu jego ziołowych leków, że oddałem hołd jego krajowi, aby świętować z nim na jego afrykańskim festiwalu, który, jak mi powiedział, zdarza się co roku. możesz się z nim skontaktować przez VIA E-mail drjamesherbalmix@gmail.com lub numer WhatsApp: +2348152855846

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