Exciting Updates from Honduras and Uganda!

We’re thrilled to share that FFC Farm Director Alyson Wells has just returned from a productive trip to Jalaca, Honduras, where she made significant strides in enhancing the sustainability and self-sufficiency of New Life Children’s Home’s agricultural program.

During her visit, Alyson collaborated closely with the New Life team to establish a comprehensive composting system for manures and wastes produced on-site. The team is now hard at work constructing a protective structure to ensure the composting system’s longevity and durability. Alyson teamed up with New Life Director Ron Thiesen to connect the campus’s main water source to the composting system and greenhouse. To boost vegetable production, she installed a drip irrigation system in the greenhouse.

Alyson also helped the team convert deep water culture beds into raised soil beds, optimizing the system for the strengths of its operators. These improvements now provide easy access to irrigation water across the site, encouraging more robust vegetable growth that supports the food needs of New Life’s 64 primary and secondary students, 5 interns, and 10 college and training school students.

New Life Children’s Home is a cornerstone in the Jalaca community, providing essential support to children who have been orphaned or are without care. Through education and agriculture, they are creating brighter futures for these children, and we are honored to contribute to their journey.

We're also excited to share progress from our farm in Mbiko, Uganda. Since Alyson’s last visit to Uganda where she completed the aquaculture system for the Rock of Ages Primary School, the team has been diligently working on-site. They’ve plastered the concrete floors, installed a gutter system for rainwater harvesting, and paved a drainage system around the aquaculture facility. These measures will help manage the heavy rains during the rainy season, preventing flooding.

This past spring, the team stocked the aquaculture tanks with tilapia fingerlings, and are on track for their first harvest in October, when they expect the fish to reach harvestable size. We can’t wait to share more about the farm’s production with you soon!

Thank you for your unwavering support in making these impactful initiatives possible!