#foodforests

Great progress

Just had an awesome visit from @gayounazaire and friends. They left with a bunch of new trees for their home including lychee, starfruit, sugar apple, jackfruit, canistel, Sapodilla, and loquats. I don’t know about you guys but all I see and am focused on these days… is abundance! . #growninhaiti #sharingiscaring #regenerativefoodsystems #foodforests #ayisyenpouayiti #natifnatal #abundance #growth #haiti #ayiti https://www.instagram.com/p/ChP6HcNutBx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Jaklin, one of the first to plant a jackfruit tree from our nursery, even before I did. , came over to confirm what the fruit and flowers look like to make sure that he also has fruits. This made me so happy that I stopped everything I was doing to show him with total excitement! The future is looking bright. I’m so very thankful for these moments. ・・・ #growninhaiti #community #communitydevelopment #reforestation #agroforestry #motivated #growth #foodforests #jackfruit #foodsecurity #seedsovereignty #haiti #ayiti #mountainlife https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Yi-JVlCkP/?igshid=od6byjb62sq9

Finally have our first chili peppers. Every season we try something new to see for ourselves what grows best in our area. Can’t wait to taste these! ・・・ #growninhaiti #chili #pepper #hot #spicy #organic #homegrown #haiti #ayiti #organic #locallyadapted #seeds #heirloom #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides #foodforests #agroforestry https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbW_CthXRs/?igshid=j1ip8rozzv10

Huge shoutout to @westcoastseeds for donating a diverse array of seeds to share with our neighbors. This is Andre, one of our local farmers. I gifted him a grafting tool some months ago and as he returned to thank me again, I was able to greet him with even more. He is one of the community leaders and has much more agricultural experience then most in our area. Andre agrees to help other motivated community members like him grow in a more diverse and sustainable way. ・・・ #growninhaiti #westcoastseeds #sharingiscaring #heirloom #organic #openpollinated #donate #support #thankyou #grateful #growth #Andre #mountainlife #sustainableagriculture #agroforestry #foodforests #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides #communitydevelopment https://www.instagram.com/p/BxM8lSzDP61/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1js20clja91vz

With over 140 different types of mangoes grown in Haiti, it’s difficult to know the names of them all. Anyone has ever seen/tasted these and know the names? They were gifted from a neighbor. Oh so sweet! Whatever they are, we have a bucket full and they’re all going into the nursery. #growninhaiti #variety #namethatmango #abundance #sweet #fruit #tropical #exotic #haiti #ayiti #reforestation #preservation#foodforests #sustainable #mango

Don’t you just love when stuff just grows in your garden? You can find Kiwano, bok choy, radishes, sweet potatoes, herbs, amaranth, and pigeon peas in our garden growing on their own amongst the weeds. This is actually my best harvest of Kiwanis yet and they were planted by a crab! At least a dozen more left on the vine even bigger then these! Growing a food forest is as easy as scattering some seeds and letting nature take its course. Everything eventually balances off. #growninhaiti #kiwano #donothingfarming #fruit #tropical #exotic #balance #diversity #variety #growyourown #foodforests #permaculture #homestead #haiti #ayiti #abundance #nogmos #nopesticides #noherbicides