Land Use Acknowledgement formed
The Acknowledgement of Land Use as well as a Partnership Agreement has been created. This may not make sense to you, but it is a formal agreement to setup the honeybee hive operation on La Gonave, and establish the creation of a partnership which is the first step of creating a cooperative on the island. The Land Use is key as it will allow the hives permission to be on land on the island for a period of time. Initially it would be for a short period of time that allows early termination, but it also allows for extended time. The Partnership Agreement is again the start of the cooperative. It gives some teeth to everything and starts the collective power of two different entities to make moves on the island of La Gonave. The cooperative is better than just a not-for-profit (many cooperatives are also not-for-profits) because the cooperative can collect money and do different types of investments. It can also hold onto cash year over year, something tha...