By Teresa Henry | Project Manager
AGRICULTURE EDUCATION has come to St. Paul's campus in Petit Trou, Haiti. This long anticipated program began in April as Agronom (The official title of an agronomist in Haiti) Etienne arrives on campus and commences the Agi-tek trainings with the building of gardens, compost piles, and experimental irrigation systems. Jean Woodley Etienne is a recent graduate from university in Haiti. He plans on spending his first month meeting the local farmers and developing an Ag Club with students at St. Paul's. By the beginning of the 2015 - 2016 school year, he hopes to have the curriculum course of study planned and facilities built to begin offering agriculture best practices as part of the 7th - 9th grade curriculum.
The agriculture program in Petit Trou will provide hands-on training for the students at St Paul’s. Experimental plots for each class will support the students’ active participation. And the produce from these gardens will supply the subsidized school lunch with nutritious food.
Good gardening and best practices in agriculture make a dramatic difference in family nutrition. The Colorado Haiti Project together with St Paul’s School will enhance farming and thus health for local families of Petit Trou, Haiti with this new program. Stay tuned!
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