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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).

We are waiting to hear from the Agriculture team about the proforma and the equipment necessary for the pasteurization process.

I want to personally thank our professional advisory leaders and support volunteers for their input that helped to make this event (VMF2006) a success.

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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