A portion of the property in Milot has been dedicated to serving as a garden for the residents of the area. The community garden program has been designated as a year-long program for interested participants (Starting fall 2019). As a part of this program, Haitians have received training in the process of planting, nurturing, and harvesting the crops, which have been specifically chosen in light of the conditions of the climate and the soil. 

When participating in this program, residents of Milot are trained in the entire process, which begins with testing the soil. Then they are instructed in the best way to prepare it for planting. Next they are taught how to select the best seeds. FPSM believes in using open-pollinated heirloom seeds, which can be dried out and then reused to support the integrity and sustainability of the program. 

When the time comes to harvest, participants have the opportunity to glean the fruits and vegetables that they have been cultivating and take them home to their families to enjoy together. After harvest, they are instructed in the best way to dry out the seeds in order to prepare them for the replanting which will take place the following season.  There will be follow-up for each participant to ensure successful measurements of the program.

A specific portion of the property in Milot has been designated for the chicken coop program (Starting fall 2019). During one of FPSM’s ministry trips, a group of Haitians and Americans worked together to design and build a chicken coop that stands on a portion of the property in MIlot. 

Participants of the chicken coop program will have the opportunity to learn from Haitian instructors in every aspect that is necessary to install, properly care for, and manage a sustainable chicken coop. While in the program, participants will be given eggs that have been produced by the chickens on a periodic basis. 

The vision behind this program is one that would allow graduates of the program the opportunity to create a source of food as well as a self-generating income. Thus, the chicken coop program will provide the residents of Milot with both the acquired knowledge and a small fund with which to begin their own smaller chicken coops. Participants, then, are equipped and empowered to bring about lasting life change in a way that is meaningful, manageable, and sustainable.  There will be follow-up for each participant to ensure successful measurements of the program.

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*Chicken coop Eggs subsidized $12 a month for the health care program (eggs were given to the pregnant mothers and families to provide supplemental nutrition

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