Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

Like parts of the mainland, La Gonave has too many free roaming farm animals.  Cows, chickens, goats, pigs, etc all do major damage to food production and the environment on the island. Chickens are not really an issue, and in fact are beneficial to roam free.  They do spread manure, and clear bugs and pests away from farm crops. Cows not only destroy farm crops but also eat freshly planted trees.  Goats are horrible, but exists everywhere.  They are known for getting into areas that are fenced off, and will eat everything.  Pigs will also eat just about anything and destroy crops. If La Gonave is to improve, these free roaming animals need to be put in pens or tied up.  Imagine a tourist who comes to the island and discovers goats on the porch of the hotel.  Not only is it bad business, but it destroys the precious food that is produced for PEOPLE.  While there are laws out there the is to prevent the free roaming animals, it is up to the ...

I went to the Albuquerque BioPark where they have a mock farm on display.  The farm has a farm house, and also has an actual farm with cows, goats, sheep, pigs, and chickens.  What makes this farm unique is that everything is built on a a little more than an acre.  The farm also had fruit trees as well, which I will put in another blog. This is a view of the farm house from the barn. This is the barn which held all of the animals mentioned Inside of the barn, which was very clean. Next to the barn was a chicken pen. View of side of the barn, and the chicken pen. Inside the barn was a goat bay. View of the bays/stalls for the animals. More of a view of the animal stalls. Another view of the chicken pen. This is inside of the barn for the chickens. Outside view of barn.  The sheep, cows, and pigs had their own pens. Another larger view of the barn and it's crude fencing.   This is the farm house with 3 bedrooms, kit...