Category: Ag/Farming
Voices of Hope for Haiti’s Future
As this Sunday’s anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti drew closer, I was annoyed to see reporting that focused exclusively on how bad…
Planting Trees and Growing Communities in Haiti
They say money doesn’t grow on trees, but did you know a whole community can? Haiti is in the midst of an unprecedented political, economic…
Across several continents, infecting mosquitoes with bacteria results in dramatic drops in dengue illness, trials show
The number of people infected by dengue and at least one related virus has plunged in places where mosquitoes bred to be infected with a…
Famine Comes to Haiti – Let the Response be an Agricultural Revolution
The following is not easy reading, but I am trying to balance an honest and unvarnished assessment of the current crisis in Haiti with specific…
Invitation to the HAITI FESTIVAL at Purchase College
If you happen to be in the area this Friday, November 15th, I would like to invite you to attend two events in connection with…
Food As Both Cause and Response to Haiti’s Crisis
There was welcome news yesterday that the US Agency for International Development will distribute 2,000 metric tons of emergency food in Haiti in the form…
Haitian Farmers Speak Out About the Crisis and the Future
With coverage of the current national lockdown in Haiti focused mainly on cities, I wanted to share the viewpoint of three farmers and two agronomy…
NGOs Partnering and Preparing for a Haiti Reboot
There is a tidal wave of righteous anger pulsing through the social fabric of Haiti. For months the population has borne the increasing burden of…
Turmoil in Haiti: a Tale of Corruption and Hope
A correction to what I sent earlier… black market gas in Haiti is currently selling for between US$13 and $15 a gallon, while the cost…
Haiti gets its first private nature reserve to protect forests and species
By Zach Fitzner Earth.com staff writer Follow Haiti may not be the first place you think of when nature reserves come to mind. Much of…
Dorian: Aid reaches Bahamas as thousands feared missing, dead
“The public needs to prepare for unimaginable information about the death toll and the human suffering,” a Bahamian official said. Sept. 6 (UPI) —Much-needed relief…
Timberland Commits to Plant Millions of Trees in Haiti
Today global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberlandannounced a new commitment to plant 50 million trees around the world by 2025 as part of its pursuit of…
New coffee brewed in St. Louis supplies jobs for Haitian farmers
Former Cardinals pitcher Kyle McClellan announced “Brew For Impact” Tuesday morning, partnering with Kaldi’s Coffee and a farm in Haiti that’s been around since 1898….
Category 5 Hurricane Dorian batters Bahamas with historic strike
AccuWeather Chief Video Meteorologist Bernie Rayno has the latest on Dorian’s path towards the southeastern United States. Hurricane Dorian, a powerful Category 5 storm, roared…
Builders are swapping cement for hemp to reduce pollution
The hemp fields sprouting in a part of Canada best known for its giant oil patch show how climate change is disrupting the construction industry….
Library for All app brings books to world’s poorest children
A Queensland woman, who hopes to help 20 million of the world’s poorest children learn to read, has won a prestigious award recognising the work…
At the Fair, see how an Iowa company turns grain bins into disaster housing
When an earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, the safety director at an Iowa farm equipment maker emailed his boss with an 11-word pitch for a…
Hurricane Dorian packing more punch on way to U.S. mainland
Updated on: August 29, 2019 / 10:08 AM/ CBS News Hurricane Dorian was getting stronger as it set its sights on the U.S. mainland early…
Here’s why Dorian will likely become an intense hurricane by the time it hits the U.S.
By Jeff Berardelli Updated on: August 28, 2019 / 7:22 PM/ CBS News Dorian has thrown forecasters a few curve balls over the past day,…