Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

La Gonave could produce a few different crops on a large production scale, which would hire many people in the process.  While farming is normally looked at as a small profit industry, it serves a few purposes.  It employs people of La Gonave, programs will help to fertilize farm soil in a natural way, the island brings in profit, and it creates a stable economy for the island. Coffee could hold promise in the near future.  There is currently a mid sized Haitian company that we are in talks with about coffee production on the island.  This offers farmers on La Gonave the chance to raise coffee beans.  This company sells coffee to big box American retailer Wal-mart.  The opportunity to put La Gonave on the map is happening in many different ways. Currently ideas are to have honey production, coffee production, Moringa, and wax production.  Other crops considered strongly are Sunn Hemp, which will provide potential biomass for the island as well as ...

In order to support not only the future honey bee program on Gonave, which to our understanding is the first, there will also be a farming program. Under the farming program the idea is to grow mainly large scale cover crops to help prevent water run off and soil erosion.  Also these cover crops are known as "green fertilizer".  They provide more nutrients in the soil than cow manure. These cover crops can also be used for future compost and bio-fuel programs.  Two of the crops will provide much needed food to the people of La Gonave.  Crops such as Buckwheat, and Daikon Radish will be grown and harvested.  Also Sunn Hemp will be grown to help with composting measures. The farming program would be open to farmers or people who are interested in farming.  This program is still being worked out. Stay tuned as we work on this plan.  Go Gonave!