Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Haiti

Haiti research Topic: GARDENING One of the most common strategies involves growing vegetables in recycled containers, particularly old tires because they are easy to find, inexpensive, and durable. As a result, graduates of these sessions have started cultivating amaranth, Swiss chard, tomatoes, eggplant, beets, carrots, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, peas, leeks, peppers, and other produce. To make the best use of local resources, two community groups are trying to organize composting at the neighbourhood level. Indeed, some participants are already making their own compost. The project has also helped participants deal with scarce water supplies by sprinkling their gardens with recycled household wastewater. Other resources being put to use include cow and horse manure, and bagasse (sugar cane residue).

2 comments:

I Dream of Scotland said...

How do you say bagasse?

Because the way I just said it in my head made me laugh...

Liz.EJ.Lizzard.Elizabeth. said...

bag-gas-say! bah-gas-y! bae-gass!
haha, I think the 'e' is silent since it's french

wikipedia says:

Bagasse (sometimes spelt bagass) is the biomass remaining after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice and is currently used as a renewable resource in the manufacture of paper and Celotex wall insulation