Written by Gordon Clark, Horticultural Consultant "Being patient is difficult. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict. Patience is not waiting passively until someone...
Written by: Gordon Clark, H4H Horticultural Consultant The Bluebird of Happiness by Edward Heyman The beggar man and the mighty king are only diff’rent in name, For they are treated just the same by fate. Today a smile and tomorrow a tear, We’re never sure what’s in store, So learn your lesson before it is too...
Written by Gordon Clark, Horticultural Consultant “The Farmer Has To Be An Optimist or He [or She] Still Wouldn’t Be A Farmer” by Will Rodgers Despite world-wide shutdowns, farmers still need to keep working. I and other local volunteers in my hometown work 2.5 acres of vegetables, that last year produced...
Written by Gordon Clark, Horticultural Consultant In my area of the US, local schools are closed for weeks, colleges have sent home students for the rest of the semester, airline travel is not recommended, there are shortages in the supermarket, and medical equipment may be in short supply. The local medical...
By Gordon Clark, Horticultural Consultant How does music relate to agriculture? - take a look! Let's fall in love Like the birds and the bees, Come to me, darling, Stay with me please Can't we fall in love And start it over again, over again. Well, I do love you and I want you How I need you...
By Gordon Clark, Horticultural Consultant Another crop to be trialed by PHF will be Lablab beans. Yet another valuable covercrop/greenmanure plant that provides lots of nitrogen, 50 metric tonnes of biomass per hectare, and has edible beans that have 50% more protein than black beans. It is the second most cultivated...
By Gordon Clark, Horticultural Advisor A common problem everywhere but especially in developing countries is the use of technology that eventually fails because it is not appropriate for the area or situation. I discovered this firsthand in S. Sudan years ago. A generous donor provided funds for a tractor for a new...
Our Mantra: Diversity Is A Key to Sustainability Growing a diverse set of crops is important as PHF moves towards the goal of self-sustainability. It’s a modern version of "Don’t Put All of Your Eggs in One Basket". This issue came home to roost (so to speak) last year when there...
Hopefully, people reading the Harvesting 4 Haiti blogs, newsletters, posts, and website know at least a little bit about Moringa..aka The Miracle Plant. If not, you haven’t been paying attention or you are new to the blog. If this is your first read: welcome! To review (there may be pop quiz...
PHF has a young lime orchard. When we looked at it a year ago we noted that the trees were not growing, were an off-color and perennial weeds were competing . All of this pointed to nitrogen deficiency. Coupled with the issues that expensive fertilizers aren’t available or affordable and...