I am an agricultural economist living in Madison Wisconsin who once operated her own organic vegetable farm in New Hampshire. I’m passionate about exploring the world through agriculture and food. I’ve worked on agricultural projects in Angola, Mexico, Mozambique and Moldova, taken a couple of cooking classes in Mexico, and eaten delicious street food on five continents. In April 2009 I began this blog when I returned to Mozambique after a fifteen year absence as a volunteer for CNFA to interview farmers, collect vegetable production data, and begin an analysis of the horticultural value chain in Manica province. In the fall of of 2010 I accepted two other assignments with CNFA to work on marketing strategies and organic production techniques with vegetable growers in Angola and Mozambique. As time passes I will update this blog with both past and future travels and agricultural explorations both at home and abroad. In the works are a 2006 trip to Moldova and trip to Brooklyn New York in the summer of 2011.
Additional publications:
Taste and Travel International Magazine , Erasmo’s Shrimp, Spring 2011 
Hello
hope all is well
how is the food?
when you are back you need to see our fun new kitchen
take care
david
Hi Kathryn
My name is Carlos and I am the the wildlife Vet and Director of Conservation who operated the lion “pianist” in 2005, that you phographed. I would appreciate if you could send the originals of the pictures. You have taken the most recent and very useful pics. I am preparing a small operation to solve the hiper flexion . I reconstructed his paw but the extensor tendons were cut and could not do much about it at the time. Severing partially the flexor tendons will help him to relax the paw and avoid the hyper flexion.
Best regards
Carlos
Hi Carlos.
I believe we actually briefly met in late April when I was having dinner with Jos, Rob and Greg from Explore Gorogosa. You had just arrived from Maputo as we were finishing.
I would be happy to share my photos of “the pianist” lion with you. I have an entire series. I will contact you by email.
Kathryn