Moving Mountains Session #4Tuesday, March 16 at 6 p.m.Event Link Deborah McGrath, Ph.D.Carbon is the New Cash CropSequestering carbon in trees and soil is an effective tool in the global fight against climate change, yet farmers face obstacles to entering the carbon market. Based on nearly a decade of work in Haiti, Deborah McGrath discusses… more →
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Dr. Deborah McGrath Presenting The Haiti, Zanmi Kafe’ Program at The First TEDxUniversityofSouth
March 28, 2020 Dr. Deborah McGrath of the Department of Biology will be presenting the Haiti Program in Sewanee’s first TED talk forum.
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Haiti Program Student Interns Present at 2020 Human Development Conference
The Haiti research abstracts from two Sewanee students, Crystal Ngo and Bernice Leveque have been accepted for the 2020 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame. Their research consists of calculating the carbon sequestration from the tree farms in Bois Jolis, Haiti and determining the amount of carbon offset payments that originate from the… more →
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Zanmi Kafe’ staff Dr. Deborah McGrath and S. Dixon Myers Present Haiti Program in Greenville, South Carolina
Biology Professor Deborah McGrath and S. Dixon Myers in the Office of Civic Engagement will be presenters at the 20th Anniversary of Partners in Agriculture (Zanmi Agrikol) in Greenville, S.C. February 21-22. 2020. Zanmi Agrikol has been an important partner in the development of Sewanee’s Zanmi Kafe’ program in Bois Jolis, Haiti. Zanmi Agrikol is… more →
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Zanmi Kafe’ Continues Its Work Despite Political instability
Haiti’s political turmoil has created logistical problems for the international community’s efforts in engaging with relief and development organizations in this Caribbean nation. That has not disconnected the long-term relationship the resident farmers of Bois Jolis, Haiti and the University of the South have shared. “In the face of political instability, Zanmi Kafe’ (Friends in… more →
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Responsive means Flexibility
Responding to change is often difficult but necessary in all aspects of our personal and work lives. Changing social and economic patterns in Haiti require us to constantly be aware of the micro and macro levels in which we operate and respond in this country’s environment. Communicating with our community partners and associates and maintaining… more →
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Coffee in the Caribbean
This spring was difficult, our scheduled trip to Haiti on March 14th through the 25th of 2019 was canceled due to political violence. The student participants had prepared to spend time with Zanmi Kafe’ (Friends in Coffee) farmers in the Central Plateau of Haiti measuring plants and recording growth data. There was a scheduled visit… more →
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I will always remember Jean Nelson wielding his machete and cutting…
I will always remember Jean Nelson wielding his machete and cutting sugar up into edible pieces for our university students to chew on when they visited his farm in Bois Joli, Haiti, most had never experienced such a raw, sweet treat. He would then slice the top off a coconut with a quick action of… more →
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In Harmony with Haiti- Greenville, S.C. fund-raiser
“In Harmony with Haiti,” Zanmi Agrikol’s fund-raiser this year, was held on June 1st at the Wyche Center Peace Pavilion in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. It was an idyllic summer setting for the event that featured a five piece band and an authentically prepared Haitian meal. There were approximately two hundred people in attendance. (Pictured… more →
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Birds of Bois Joli and Morne Michel
On a recent visit to Morne Michel (May 2018) with the Singing Rooster Coffee Co. staff, Sewanee representatives presented the administrators of the St. Jean’s Summit Education Elementary School with a photo album entitled “Birds of Bois Joli and Morne Michel, Haiti” written by Sewanee student Cal Oakley. Pictured are: Chris Hornsby, Dr. Deborah McGrath,… more →