October 2013 Newsletter: SOIL Sells Over 70,000 Gallons of Compost

Dear Friends, This week SOIL reached an exciting benchmark: we've sold over 70,000 gallons compost. Marketed under the brandname "Konpòs Lakay," SOIL sells the compost produced at our composting waste treatment facilities to farmers, businesses, and organizations around Haiti. Our biggest customer....

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DNA Everywhere and SOIL Team Up to Study Composting and Microbes!

Written by Gabby Pecora DNA Everywhere allows anyone, anywhere in the world to perform advanced genomic testing through compact, affordable DNA extraction kits. After extraction, DNA is shipped to an institution equipped with PhyloChip analysis capabilities, which allows researchers to identify over....

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Theo Talks Episode 23: What Are They Looking For

In the words of Edward Hoagland, "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." In this episode of Theo Talks, Regional Director Theo Huitema's continuing search for raison d'etre....

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SOIL's First Toilet Raffle Is a Huge Success!

“Leanne Francois!” “Louis Isemona!” “Belle Marie Michelle!” These are amongst the winners of our first Toilet Raffle last Friday. Everyone who paid their bill on time for our household toilets was automatically entered - 97 families in total. Ten names were drawn and each winning household received....

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Theo Talks Episode 22: Theo Weathers the Storm

Are the autumn drizzles getting you down? We’ve got something that help you though this difficult time! It’s rainy season in Haiti and even our ever-sunny SOIL Regional Director Theo Huitema is not immune from a “few” rain drops. Join Theo as he weathers a nasty Caribbean storm out of his house....

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Trees, Water & People: Guest Blog: SOIL and TWP Work Together to Plant Trees in Haiti

This article is reposted from an original guest blog post on Trees, Water & People on September 30, 2013. It’s been quite a year so far for SOIL! Among our many activities, we’re currently building a new office for our Cap-Haitien team in order to be closer to the SOIL farm and to reduce our long....

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Theo Talks Episode 21: First Honey

Haiti has a long tradition of beekeeping with apiary skills commonly being passed down through the generations. In a continued effort to support rural income development in Haiti, SOIL has recently joined the effort and become home to a few hives of honey bees. In a short video from the recent Theo....

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Caracol Industrial Park at dawn

SOIL Uses EcoSan Technology to Treat Wastes From Caracol Industrial Park

SOIL is excited to announce a new collaboration with the Caracol Industrial Park in northern Haiti. After experiencing a technical issue in one of their waste collection tanks, Caracol approached SOIL's Cap-Haitien office about collecting and composting the wastes from the tank to allow for Caracol....

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Press Release: Heineken/BRANA and SOIL announce sale of EcoSan compost in Haiti

Soil restoration and livelihood creation in the Pearl of the Antilles: BRANA and SOIL announce sale of EcoSan compost in Haiti **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Haiti was once known as the “Pearl of the Antilles” for its incredible productive capacity. In an unprecedented private....

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Theo Talks Episode 20: Pouring Rain

Join SOIL’s charismatic Regional Director Theo Huitema on another adventure. In Theo Talks Episode 20, Theo uses a midday rainstorm as a chance to give you a glimpse of how quickly floodwater builds up during a late summer storm. This Theo Talks episode will have you cheering for the potential for....

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