Comments on: Discovering the Little Things

By: SandyCarlson

SandyCarlson — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:47:41 +0000

This is a wonderful post. You have taught me much. I will have a look at the Eden Foundation.

By: Eliza3004

Eliza3004 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:49:25 +0000

I really appreciate your view of life. It’s interesting to learn about all the different fruits and plants in Niger. I’m looking forward to learn more. Have a great weekend!

By: Marju

Marju — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:21:06 +0000

Beautiful pictures, what pictures of fruit is?

By: Honey the Great Dane

Honey the Great Dane — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:25:17 +0000

What a beautifully written post…and wish we could try one of those fruits!!

By: Sally in WA

Sally in WA — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:51:05 +0000

Excellent post. It makes you stop and appreciate the things around you and realize how over processed we really are in the western world.

By: jarl

jarl — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:39:08 +0000

Very inspiring and deep, as always! Many Greetings!

By: Janie of Utah

Janie of Utah — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:42:39 +0000

The Doom Palm is fascinating. How interesting to learn that its fruit is like a small coconut. I, too, am curious about the name.
The other fruits look delicious. Are those grown in Niger? Can they survive with little or no water?
The research Eden does is much needed.

By: J

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:34:34 +0000

Brilliant name for a plant! Doesn’t look particularly ‘doomy’ to me, but perhaps the namer was having a bad day.
You speak a lot of truth. We’re always hearing about how much food, esp fruit and veg, people in the uk throw away - what’s not mentioned is that often it is of such sub standard quality that perhaps only half what you buy will be edible.

By: 3c

3c — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:01:14 +0000

It’s hard to think of more contrasting countries!

I hadn’t heard of the ‘Doom Palm’ before.

About edible fruits . . . something which is edible isn’t necessarily palatable. It’s also odd how difficult it is to enjoy the taste of something outside our usual experience. Our likes and our dislikes, I suppose, are set down very early in our lives.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:05:14 +0000

It truely is the little things in life that make it worth living, the Doom Palm sounds like a cool tree, I’d like to try the fruit one day, sounds delish..:-)

By: Lady Fi

Lady Fi — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:43:26 +0000

A lovely post and a timely reminder. What a wonderful job you have!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:42:13 +0000

Very well written Esther. Thank you for reminding us (me) to live simply.

By: Wolynski

Wolynski — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:21:27 +0000

You take really stunning pictures - absolutely gorgeous. Yes, it’s more efficient to serve just 20 things wrapped in plastic - transported, pre-packaged, tasteless. The less affluent in America can’t afford fresh fruits and vegetables. Some children have never eaten anything that didn’t come in a box.

By: Arija

Arija — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:48:14 +0000

Esther, that is the way we live on a daily basis. Noth that we could not go to the supermarket and buy all the expensive processed foods there are. We just prefer to grow our own or by things at the farmer’s market. I hope I will still live to see the day when we have a house-cow again and our own mild, cream, sour cream, butter, buttermilk and cheese again. There is nothing better than what you have grown yourself.

By: Marites

Marites — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:54:22 +0000

it’s always inspiring and at the same time, informative being here in your blog. I really appreciate and admire what you do. Sometimes, we take things for granted because they are easily handed down to us and our society dictates that material and complex things are more valuable than the simpler ones. It’s really good to get back to basics from time to time. That’s how God wants it, anyway.

My World is up too.