Solar cooking!

Solar cooking – the most delicious chicken soup ever!

We had an interesting visit this month when American solar energy expert Bruce Stahlberg came over to stay with us. He taught our LLF team and local community leaders the art of making solar cookers by using everyday materials. He also demonstrated to the village how rain water could be distilled for drinking while hiking; how to test for bacteria in our water supply; how to cook rice in a bucket insulated with a blanket; and how to test the temperature to see if the food cooked by sun power was safe to eat or not. The lessons were very informative, enlightening and interesting and we enjoyed every minute of it. Highlights of the training were when we got to feast on solar powered BBQ eggs, solar powered chicken vegetable soup and whole wheat rice baked in a blanket! Bruce runs his own company back in the States and is very busy with contracts under the new Government’s green policies (Pix above: The Solar Team/ Bruce and Kahlil putting out the chicken vegetable soup for cooking in the sun! yummy!).