Heart to Honduras Blog http://hth.org/teamblog "... where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" - Jesus Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en AG Team Update - March 2007 http://hth.org/teamblog/2007/04/07/ag-team-update-march-2007/ http://hth.org/teamblog/2007/04/07/ag-team-update-march-2007/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:28:23 +0000 Administrator Agricultural http://hth.org/teamblog/2007/04/07/ag-team-update-march-2007/ Tilapia Project
4 Ponds presently 4000 fish each Target harvest starting mid-April – May
Windmill Aerator is improving health
Second Aerator would help maintain ponds
Marketing fish in Canchias: 10 lp/lb (20%)
General Marketing: 15 lp/lb (80% of sales)
Average fish size estimated at 1 lb or higher
Facilitator: John Redd

Pork / Hog Project
Presently no hogs are being processed
Funding for replacement hogs redirected

Dairy Project
Herd Expansion: 17 new fall ’06 purchased (Brown Swiss)
New Milk Processing Equipment being finalized ’07

Training March 2007 Pasteurization, Cheese and Yogurt Production
Presently 60 liters to school Tuesday & Friday* New Bracharia grass doing well. 7 new acres seeding in May. Excited to develop new milk processing building Electrification coming August – September planned
Facilitator: David Cook / Bob Kacvinsky

Beef Project
Herd Expansion: 10 up to 20 adults/year Focus on Brahma; Rotate Breeding Bull Improve grazing pastures; Corral, Fencing, Feed Expand model to other villages – perpetual
Education, Training
Facilitator: David Cook

Poultry Project
Laying Chicken (197) project up and running
Chickens rotated in May, ’07 (replacement)
Producing 165 eggs each day – San Isidro
Monday & Thursday 80 eggs to schools* - donation
Currently Self Sufficient
Facilitator: John Redd

Crops Projects
White Corn, Sorghum, Sugarcane
Human grain consumption
Fodder: Dairy, Beef, Hog Feed
Coffee
Plantain / Bananas – matured - replacing
Turtle Beans
Soybeans – Potential crushing development

*The schools are Las Delicias (200 students) and Canchias (75 students).

]]> http://hth.org/teamblog/2007/04/07/ag-team-update-march-2007/feed/ Pasteurization process for Canchias http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/11/27/update-regarding-the-second-rotary-club-grant/ http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/11/27/update-regarding-the-second-rotary-club-grant/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:14:35 +0000 rwende Agricultural http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/11/27/update-regarding-the-second-rotary-club-grant/ We are waiting to hear from the Agriculture team about the proforma and the equipment necessary for the pasteurization process.

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]]> http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/10/09/thank-you/feed/ Vision & Mission Fest 2006 http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/10/08/vision-mission-fest-2006/ http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/10/08/vision-mission-fest-2006/#comments Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:45:57 +0000 Administrator General http://hth.org/teamblog/2006/10/08/vision-mission-fest-2006/ On September 28-30, Heart to Honduras hosted their first Vision & Mission Fest 2006 on the Legacy Center Campus in Xenia, OH.

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