01.01.11: Welcome To Degmo 2011
2010 also saw improvements to Degmo's facilities. Even so there is still so much more to be done to ensure that Degmo can survive and flourish as a worldwide centre for the promotion of Somali culture and identity. So far we have still not received any public funding and so depend entirely on the support of individual Somalis and the communities who use our facilities. Together we can preserve and celebrate the extraordinary history and culture of the Somali people whilst building a sustainable future for the next generation. To do so we need your continued support. Bring your friends and families to Degmo. Long live Degmo!
14.01.11: Winter on the farm
Just because it's freezing it doesn't mean everyone is suffering. With her special dual coat of hair, Millie, one of our oldest Highland cows, is totally at home in the snow. So well insulated are they from the cold by their furry coats, that when ice and snow land on their backs, it remains frozen. In the same way that camels in the Somali region are perfectly adapted to the hot dry climate, Highland cattle are supremely well suited to the cold and so long as the cows have plenty of hay and water they can survive perfectly happily outside no matter how severe the weather.
13.05.09: Degmo brings Somali culture to Radnor Valley School.
For a whole week pupils and staff at the village primary school close to where Degmo is based immersed themselves in traditional Somali life. The director of Degmo, Hamish Wilson, erected his "Aqal Soomaali" nomads' tent in the assembly hall and used his collection of Somali artefacts together with an exhibition of photographs to provide the school with an insight into the differences and similarities between rural life in Radnorshire and Somalia.
The event was opened by Kirsty Williams, the Welsh Assembly Member for Brecon & Radnorshire, and proved hugely popular with pupils, parents and staff. All are looking forward to showing off their new found knowledge of Somali culture when they meet Somali families visiting the farm this summer.
13.05: Degmo in partnership with the Soil Association
The Soil Association is the largest and most respected organic certification and campaigning organisation in the UK. Degmo is pleased to announce that we are now collaborating with their charity division to explore ways and means of developing Degmo's programmes and facilities. The pioneering work being done by Degmo with Somali communities throughout the UK is featured in the spring editions of Soil Association magazines, "Living Earth" and "Organic Farming".
10.05: Births on the farm
This year's fine crop of healthy lambs and their mothers are now enjoying rich spring pastures on the hill. As lambing ends, calving begins, and already there have been two births.
