Culture shock for pioneer African residents of Karen

Culture shock for pioneer African residents of Karen - Business Daily

By DOUGLAS KIEREINI
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Summary

• Karen Blixen’s husband Bror was more interested in hunting and other not so noble social pursuits and eventually the marriage fell apart in 1925, leaving Karen to manage the farm on her own.
• Despite her industrious nature, her love for the land and her native workers, the soil on her farm was simply not suited for coffee growing.
• The farm experienced several unexpected dry years with low yields which, coupled with declining world coffee prices, drove the business further into debt until the family corporation forced her to sell it in 1931.