Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

I have mentioned all three names in many of the blogs that are on this site.  Let's start with La Gonave.  This is home base for Let's Build La Gonave, Haiti, it is the focus area of Hurko Co..  It is the island that is forgotten, well almost!  Then you have Vetiver Grass. Did you know that Haiti is the number one producer of Vetiver Grass?  It produces 50% of the worlds vetiver, and it is even used to make perfume.  Not only is the grass great for water retention, reducing soil erosion, but it makes good fodder for livestock, and it can be a replacement for charcoal.  That's right, in Haiti's backyard is a product that could easily substitute trees and not only does it grow back every year, it is cleaner to burn than charcoal.  It can be made into pellets, or left in it's original form.  Either way the product can be used to power a Biomass power plant. So what does Let's Build La Gonave, Haiti have to do with this.  Well we feel t...

Our goal is to allow families on La Gonave to have jobs by creating their own.  The best way is to be their own business people.  By doing small scale farming, they will ensure their own food needs, but also some income as well. Our hope is to have farming ideas that are not extremely labor intensive, so that one could also have a job at an employer.  We want the average income on La Gonave to eventually exceed that of the mainland.  We think having honeybee farms, Talipia farms, rabbit farms, and vetiver grass fields are easy but high income jobs.  Wouldn't it be great if tourism was big on the island?  One could work full-time in the service industry and part-time farming. This fish is easy to raise, and produces a large sum of fry.  Given that there is already a very large operation on the mainland, we have already been in talks of creating farms on La Gonave.  These fish will aid in the food distribution that is needed on the island, and...

Reforestation of La Gonave and the Honey Bee project Phase 1A.  Vetiver Vetiver grass will be planted and reproduced on La Gonvae for future reforestation plans.  The grass holds onto the soil, and allows for good water retention due to its long root system.  The grass is resistant to drought and provides good soil buildup.  This grass is good for crops to be planted next to it. Phase 1B.  Moringa Tree This is called the "Miracle Tree" due to the entire tree being useful for human consumption.  The tree also can provide food for livestock as well.  This tree is fast growing and has very large roots.  It produces seeds which are designed to float to the ground near the tree, and will grow on their own. These trees will have value in many different ways and will also be a crop that can be sold to markets on the island. This tree will produce flowers that honeybees love.  In fact the honey that is created due to the flowers of th...