Jason and I have loved working on the aquaponics system at
the orphanage and have gotten into a routine of going there each morning for
the daily tasks of water checks, feeding fish, cleaning trays, adding more
water, and watering the seeds.
One of our main roles during this time is to train employees
and older kids to manage the system on their own. Our main helper is Nehemy
Nicolas, a young man who lives in Anse a Galets. He has been a great worker,
always gets to the greenhouse and is working when we arrive, is very willing to
learn, and has even worked to teach us a little Creole! We enjoy working with
Nicolas (we call him this, because he laughs at us when we try to pronounce his
first name) and think he will be a great manager for the system.
We also sometimes enlist the help of the older kids at the orphanage
when there is a big job to do. Here we are trying to get the renegade fish out
of the plant troughs and back into the fish tanks.
As the plants get bigger and require more daily care and
harvesting, we will definitely make use of their help more often. It is so fun
to see their interest in and excitement about this project! Today one boy came
down just to check things out and even helped feed the fish for me. We are very
excited to be training others in this work and developing new relationships at
the orphanage!
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