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Not-for-profit NGO #2

I could be sealing the deal with yet another not-for-profit group there on La Gonave.  This group is much larger than the La Gonave Haiti Partnership.  Both groups are doing amazing jobs, and the honey bee program at Let's Build Gonave, Haiti could be making a major impact early to mid-next year. I will keep the name of the second NGO a secret for now as we are working out major details, but this seems like a go.  Also I am working on a different program that will help with the deforestation issue.  The honey bees and the deforestation issue go hand in hand.  The bees pollinate flowers which allows them to grow and create new varieties.  This also helps with fruit bearing trees, as the bees will help to pollinate them as well.  Bees are key to these plants and trees survival.  The plants and trees are also very much important to have inorder to keep the bees alive.  This symbiotic relationship is key to life on the island. With plants ...

Photos from a mock farm

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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...