By Marie Marthe Saint Cyr | Executive Director
Our project has moved to a new phase that you and many others have made possible. Farmers have planted and they are weeding and beans are flowering. It has been made possible by a kombit, a basic principle of survival in Haiti. We have a saying when there are many hands, the work load is not ahat heavy. Imagine that 1599 farmers are holding to the notion that we must all work to make the new harvest possible.
They started with support from you and so many others to clean the land. They remove rocks, wood, debris, sand and sediments from salty sea water to prepare for planting. From morning to morning, groups went from one parcel to the next working in concert to clear the land.
What is most appealing is that there is much joy in people doing hard work and others have prepared a solid meal for the workers, breaking bread and resting and looking forward to competion. Many hands gather and alleviate the tasks at hand. Farmers, family members and friends joined hands and remove debris and retill the land and seeded. The rain has been periodic and timely so the rivers are flowing, keeping the soil fertile and thus far, every farmer has a prospect for production of food.
We pray there will be an harvest in the spring; Some planted beans, others planted eggplant, others planted corn a variety of products directly related to the local market and for local consumption.
We are looking to March and April to share the outcome of a global effort. Looking at the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew could and did convey a sense of total destruction. The courage of the local farmer and the support of friends and neighbors accross the globe helped make a major difference in the future of farmers, the capacity of the local people and their ability to have hope. The work follows and your have made it possible.
With the coming spring, farmers in the south would have created revenue for the first time since october 2016 they would have also brought to market local food, stimulating the local economy. Thank you for your help.
Looking forward to sharing with you.
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