The concept of crop diversity is gaining traction in US Farmers in the West, who have traditionally only grown wheat, corn or soybeans. Farmers have found that with the depressed prices, they need to grow crops as a hedge against bankruptcy. Harvesting 4 Haiti, along with Planting for Hope and Future,...
We are excited about the addition of cover crops to the farms in Haiti. Cover crops aren't used much in Haiti. And one new plant to Haiti, Velvet Bean, has had wonderful success with what it can do to add nitrogen to the soil. Sure, fertilizer can do the job,...
Corn was harvesting recently, ground on the farm right after harvest, then dried. After it was dried the bags were weighed. A significant 2.11 tons of corn was taken to the marketplace to be sold to consumers to make flour. Food insecurity is at an all time high. Planting...
A grafting specialist has been hired to graft 900 mango trees on two Planting for Hope and Future (PHF) farms. This process is done as skillfully as a surgeon repairs a broken bone. With careful hands the seedling is cut into and a branch is applied to the seedling. Then...
Trees, the more we plant the better we will be. Trees provide food, oxygen, soak up gases such as carbon dioxide, help climate change, give homes to wildlife, and welcome shade on very hot days. During Hurricane Matthew’s massive destruction, October 2016, 90% of all trees were destroyed in SW...
So many times we reach for pills, when perhaps we could reach for fresh fruits and vegetables that would help us more. Centuries ago, the great physician Hippocrates said, "Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food." Hippocrates understood the importance of eating healthy foods...
It is no secret that the Haitian government has not helped the small farmers grow the crops necessary to bring more fresh/healthy produce to the food insecure. Farmers are the people who, if given the chance, can not only help to decrease malnutrition, but by growing more, could help decrease...