Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge, Organic Restaurant and Permaculture Gardens
SFEL combines an Eco-Lodge, Restaurant, Farm and Permaculture Design training center. It also offers a series of Cultural Immersion Programs, giving an in depth view of the fascinating local Konso culture through lectures, workshops, community based activities and trekking trails, all lead by Konso community members.
We are an oasis of green sitting amongst the dusty hills of Konso, a land of proud and simple, solid folk, with hoary palms and wooden arms, who hoist and toil through their days to push that rolling rock, the wheel of life, ever on and up around, amongst those rocky rugged slopes, on the edge of the Great Rift Valley. We at Strawberry Fields invite you to Konso, to participate in a project of many grand ambitions, a forum for progression, where the community of Konso meets the community of planet earth, to discuss, plan and share ideas and get down to work together, or just to relax, enjoy and discover something new about humanity…
We promote alternative livelihoods for the local community through facilitating community participation in tourism which has, until now, not been contributing to their well-being.
We also promote food security through training and implementing Permaculture. Our farm is the first working demonstration site for Permaculture in Ethiopia, producing fresh fruit and vegetables for our restaurant. Take a little time to explore our site with its wealth of information, on the background to the project, the people, culture and agriculture of Ethiopia, the fantastic Southern Nations Region, and of Konso itself.
Eco Lodge Organic Restaurant Permaculture Farm
We at SFEL invite you to come and participate! Come and reach out to the community of Konso, a unique people, perpetually cheerful, singularly proud of their fascinating culture and relentless in their toil to see the simple tasks of daily life achieved. Konso is a land of stunning beauty but harsh reality. Strawberry Fields offers you a chance to enjoy Konso and put something back at the same time, whether you are a development activist or just a tourist who wants contribute a little through your enjoyment; SFEL wishes to say “Ogado!” Welcome to the magical land of Konso!
 
 
 
http://www.grassrootsjourneys.com/explore/africa/ethiopia/sfel/
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