Professional Rock Picking Team

Today was our first full day in Haiti! We got a lot accomplished, but realize we have a lot left to do. We started off the day by visiting UCI’s broiler chicken house. This is their second group of 1,000 broilers. The first group of laying hens will be arriving within the next week. Next we explored the irrigation gardens where they produce a variety of fruits and vegetables and raise talapia. It is amazing to see the production in this area and shows the true potential of agriculture in Haiti.

Before lunch Kristie took us for a tour of the UCI campus. She shared the story of UCI and how things became the way they are. It is truly a remarkable story! After lunch some of us worked with the university on tractor safety and operation  while others organized clothing donations. For the tractor crew we went over prepping land for planting.  Although it’s not a popular job we started with picking rocks. We have determined that we have the best rock picking team this side of the Dominican Republic! From there we went over running the brush mower and tomorrow we will cover plowing.

We ended the day by taking in a very competitive volleyball game between neighboring towns, packed rice and beans for distribution, and engaged in an intense game of spoons. We look forward to getting back at it tomorrow morning!