Farming From Gambia to Maine w/ Ousman Ndure
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\\xa0 In this episode of Solecast we chat with Ousman Ndure. \\xa0Ousman is a farmer from Gambia who immigrated to Westbrook, ME. \\xa0We talk about his life in Gambia, and how he managed an independent market farm. \\xa0 He goes in depth about growing cashews, peanuts, rice, millet, \\xa0mangos, cassava, and other interesting greens like sour sour(Roselle Hibiscus).\\xa0 He also describes the techniques he used to dig wells in the dry season. \\xa0Ousman is currently farming a plot at the Hurricane Valley Land Trust. \\xa0This is a wide ranging conversation that covers a ton of ground, from cooking ideas to growing.\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0(Editors note: after this interview I prepared some sorrel in the way he described making a drink with \\u201csour sour leaves\\u201d and was blown away by how good it was) \\xa0
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