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Jan 272012

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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On the plane to Haiti in November, I came across this little gem of conflicting messages. Cool! I like that you’re serving me sustainably grown coffee, but…in a polystyrene cup? Talk about WTF! Who are the people in charge of … Continue reading →

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Dec 142011

Aquaponics in Port-au-Prince

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The Aquaponics system is finished – down to the nice interpretive sign to let people know what it’s all about! I cannot say enough about Tom and Scott..they were nothing short of incredible in getting this system completed on time, … Continue reading →

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Dec 132011

Clean Water and Volunteering at a Mobile Clinic

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Hiking into the Pays Pourri Mountains to distribute our water filters and give some basic cholera education is not an easy task.  We were fortunate to link up with a local missionary group who was bringing a mobile clinic into … Continue reading →

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Dec 62011

Repurposed Materials and Washing Rocks

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Building anything in Haiti is tough, but using repurposed materials as much as possible adds a whole ‘nother level of challenge. Of course, that’s exactly what the Haitians do every day. The aquaponics system here at GRU is coming along very … Continue reading →

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Dec 42011

Cholera Relief

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We just had our water filters delivered, and although we are ecstatic to get them, we were a bit disappointed that the buckets we were brought from our Haitian contact had Lowe’s logos on them all. Now, we’ve got nothing … Continue reading →

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