Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Faith Home March 2009

Extending the waterline and replacing the hardware wire on the shade house were the major projects for SFP on the recent trip to Faith Home. Other team members upgraded a house for a family and held Vacation Bible Schools. Water is now available at the shade house and adjoining garden. The rusting hardwire wire was replaced with small chicken wire which was treated to prevent rust. Trino and two of the teenage boys were a tremendous help on the project. Trino and Santo have planted melons, cantelope, cucumbers, and squash. They also have a bed of sweet potatoes and a plot of yuca, an edible root crop. Mangos, oranges, giant lemons or pumelo, papayas, and bananas are at various stages of growth. The shade house has radishes, celantro, hot and sweet chiles, and about 50 tomatoe plants growing.

The gear box on the tiller locked up and teeth were stripped off of several gears. So we are looking at repair or replacement. With the garden expansion a good tiller is a necessarly tool to increase food production.

Here are a few pictures. Sorry I couldn't include more at this time.




Extending the water line for irrigation


Shade House wire was replaced




Trino helped with the work



Radishes






Tomato plants in shade house



Santo waters a bed of cilantro


Planting beds


Those bananas I planted last year


navel oranges


Soursop or guanaba

Local fruit


Two rows of squash



Expanded Garden
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Mission Statement MISSION STATEMENT OF SFP As Christ’s ministers we dedicate ourselves to the Word of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. We further dedicate ourselves to set a Godly example to those we serve through a Christian lifestyle, bear witness of what Christ has done in our lives, and share the Gospel message with the lost. We pledge ourselves to respect the work of other ministries, to lift them up in prayer, and to work with them for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom. We further pledge to be good stewards of the monies with which we are entrusted and to hold ourselves accountable to God and to those who contribute to this ministry. We seek no glory other than that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and God the Father. Sustainable Food Production, SFP, is a Christian based organization dedicated to helping people help themselves by growing better gardens and healthier livestock. We are a small group of believers representing several church denominations and operating as a part of Global Compassion Ministries. Our goal is to introduce improved gardening techniques, provide quality seed, and improve goat and chicken production in order to strengthen families and promote food production independence. Our work includes but is not be limited to: Soil and water conservation Soil improvement Building plant beds for intensive gardening Building both large and family size shade type green houses Experimenting with new crops and improved varieties of current crops Animal husbandryIsaiah 58:10If you extend you soul to the hungryAnd satisfy the afflicted soul.Then your light shall dawn in darkness,And your darkness shall be as the noonday.