Hello there OG.
I’ve been helping @Kidete put together a crew of people to get him into the Congo in about a month. I’ve already gotten commitments from 8 or 9 people, and I’m looking for $200 from another 8 or 9 people. The money will go to kidete of East Africa Genes for trip expenses. He flies into the capital of Kinshasha Congo late January where he will meet a rasta guide that speaks Swahili. From there he plans to head to two separate growing regions, one South, and one North of the capital to collect genetics. Everyone will get reimbursed with seed, the number yet to be agreed upon. Should he fail to collect anything, the money would then go towards seeds he already has, so no danger of getting nothing.
Tired of sitting on your ass, watching genepools disappear before they are even properly documented? Here’s your Chance to play a direct part. A ranger that works in the Congo has estimated that there could be up to 3 thousand different varieties to be found. I expect there to be both broadleaf and short leaf varieties uncovered. The dutch brought Kush to the congo in the early fifties just after ww2. This kush has mixed with at least some of the ancient varieties, giving us two parallel genepools, one of landraces, another of old heirlooms. It’s my belief that the legendary Black Magic strain is one of these heirlooms. While I’m not expecting that nearly mythical strain to be found this first trip, with a Swahili speaking guide it will be possible to communicate directly with the Pygmys, the keepers of the Black Magic, and perhaps to hunt it down on another trip.
Broadleaf Genetics have found their way into the Congo from 3 directions historically. From the East via the ancient ivory trade connecting East Congo and the island of Zanzibar, from the North coming up the Nile river/ Great Rift Valley to the headwaters of Congo’s Bangi River, and the most recent incursion, via the Congo River itself. This will add difficulty in determining what is new contamination and what is ancient… I’ll be available to help Kidete in any way I can.
I don’t have the time for multiple threads right now, So I have to state that any interested Freakers members will get dibbs. I didn’t have the time to get in touch with everybody that is a member, so I’m doing it here.
I will have to give it a few days before I tell people yes or no, So that I can hear from my freaky friends.
Please understand that I could not include everyone I want to include. Mike( kidete) Wants to make sure he has enough seeds for everyone involved, So we both decided to cap the number of people at 16/17 for this trip, not knowing exactly what to expect.
Let’s make some history OG! How cool would it be to help bring forth from Congo’s jungles a new Congo strain…an ingredient of the next big thing in cannabis, or perhaps even another cannabis plant based cure for malaria, as is believed to exist in the Congo??!
