The Seasons Never Change

October 6 – 23

            October has been an intensive month.  The weather is surely not as grueling as it is during the summer, but it is almost always hot.   I have had a lot of help from people visiting from the States, implementing trials that may help supplement the fish feed. 

            One way in which we seek to achieve this is by growing our own feed.  The most interesting of these plant prospects is moringa, a leguminous tree [edit: not leguminous, just hardy].  Called the “miracle tree” by the Americans, moringa is resilient and packed with nutrients.  Just as important, the fish like the taste of its leaves.  We have also started growing worms.  The red wrigglers will consume the cafeteria’s food waste and provide a nutritious snack for the fish. 

            There is not much glamour in feeding banana peels to worms, goat manure to algae, and fish waste to plants… but recycling these nutrients into a food web should please any supporter of environment and efficiency.  Working with nature has a steadiness to it that can be lacking in human interaction. 

            I hope you will forgive me for the short post, dear reader, especially after over two weeks without report.  My engagement here in Haiti is a full-time commitment and I have not paced myself as I should have, perhaps.  In other words, at this moment, the blog is a slog. My mind is slow and the words don’t flow. 

            Maybe my lack of expression is a good thing.  It gives me a chance to listen.