Farm in Nakuru
We got the chance to tour a local farm in Nakuru. It was adjacent to the camps where we stayed. There were a lot of baby cows (Todd says they are actually called "calves," but I call them baby cows.) and horses, etc. The coolest part was that we got to tour the worksite of the Kinana Knitters, a Kenyan women's community knitting group that now distributes their products to the US, Canada and Japan. They pull the wool off their own sheep, dye it using organic Dahlia and beet root from the farm and clean it, dry it and knit it right there. The women also get the opportunity to take computer classes, learn English and make some money for their families. It was amazing to see and I wish I'd have had the chance to buy something from them. Maybe on the way back through. In the meantime, Google them. Kinana Knitters - Nakuru, Kenya.
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I am googling them right now. That sounds so great, I probably would not have left there, I would have sit with the women and learned some of their techniques. Be safe, GM is not having a good day today. I will keep you informed.
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