We have secured land for a second nursery along the main highway through the southern peninsula of Haiti. On this land, Harvest Wells helped us fund a much needed deep-water well. Not only does this well provide this nursery with water year-round, but it also gives the entire community much needed clean drinking water.

Both nurseries are now able to function year-round and we are looking forward to seeing some major results. With the educators and nursery workers that we have partnered with over the last 10 years, we know we have the capacity to grow 300,000 trees a year and provide ample agroforestry training for the community. Our goal is not only to supply people with valuable fruit trees but also to help farmers reforest mountaintop areas that were cleared mainly for charcoal over the last few decades. It’s in these mountaintops, we must reforest quickly before they become desertified and the irreversible damage makes the land unable to support trees. We are working with agronomists in southern Haiti to find a large variety of indigenous tree seeds for this purpose. While It’s easy to find seeds from fruits in the market, finding indigenous hardwood tree seeds can sometimes only be found in nature preserves with help of experts.

Clean water for a 7-acre tree nursery and the entire community