The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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Joachim knows he can plant beans and millet and other crops in among the trees
, but he worries about rain . “ Trees need so much water , and there is so little of it
these days , ” he says . “ I ' m afraid that if I plant the trees and there isn ' t ...
Joachim knows he can plant beans and millet and other crops in among the trees
, but he worries about rain . “ Trees need so much water , and there is so little of it
these days , ” he says . “ I ' m afraid that if I plant the trees and there isn ' t ...
Page 277
When you feel this rare pastoral peace , and watch the dedicated nursery
workers laboring over the little trees , you think that here — maybe just in this one
place - nature might for once provide . When you see a sloping hillside nearby
planted ...
When you feel this rare pastoral peace , and watch the dedicated nursery
workers laboring over the little trees , you think that here — maybe just in this one
place - nature might for once provide . When you see a sloping hillside nearby
planted ...
Page 281
The objections to tree planting are general ones , as related to Rick Scott [ a
CARE agroforestry administrator ] by the priest ( one of the progressive priests in
the Northwest ) . It is claimed that trees dry out the soil and that farmers should be
...
The objections to tree planting are general ones , as related to Rick Scott [ a
CARE agroforestry administrator ] by the priest ( one of the progressive priests in
the Northwest ) . It is claimed that trees dry out the soil and that farmers should be
...
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