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Food production
Community gardens, sustainable livestock, soil health, and precision agriculture that help families grow nourishing food with confidence.
Our work
Build the systems that make relief less necessary.
Five connected pillars turn a big ambition into practical work: food, energy, skills, livelihoods, and local ownership.
The five pillars
A full picture of what it takes to thrive.
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Energy independence
Biodigesters, improved wood stoves, and waste-to-energy systems that turn local resources into cleaner cooking fuel and fertilizer.
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Preservation skills
Canning, fermenting, and dehydrating that make every harvest last longer and reduce waste at the household level.
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Craftsmanship
Woodworking, sewing, tool repair, and artisan enterprise that create livelihoods and reduce dependence on imported goods.
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Sustainable tourism
Community-centered tourism that creates income while strengthening, rather than undermining, local culture and ecology.
What the work leaves behind
200
chickens placed with families
16,470
eggs produced through breeding
80
households growing through gardens
3,600
acres screened for precision agriculture
Featured initiative
Diagnose the land before prescribing a solution.
Haiti's soil has faced centuries of depletion, erosion, and changing conditions. Generic agricultural advice cannot account for one farmer's plot.
HDNF's Precision Agriculture Initiative starts with local land data, then combines soil analysis, satellite imagery, vegetation health indices, and terrain mapping. The result is a recommendation grounded in the ground itself: what to grow, where to sample, and how to raise yields.
Ask about the initiative →Fund the next chapter