IDE - Honduran Campesino Drip Irrigation Project

Our Center of Operations has now been named a IDE CEPIRS Farm for Olancho, Honduras - (Production centers of sustainable rural innovation)...

To return dignity to the Honduran Campesino...
This is how it is done...
No endless talk...
Just solutions...


November 19.2009
To bring change to a nation...
One begins a Honduran Campesino Global Food Production Project...
Instead of pointing fingers...
Take action with passion...
Step I...
In a cow pasture of yours...
Seize the day!...



November 20.2009
Step II
Action with passion...
Begin plowing...
We thank Don Rolando Garcia Sr. ...


November 21.2009
Step III...
Action with passion...
Continue plowing...
Break down soil from Step 1...
We thank Leko...


November 21.2009...
Step IV...
Action with passion...
Prepare raised beds...
We thank Don Rolando Garcia Sr.
And UNA - Ing. Juan Chavarria for loaning plow to make raised beds...


IDE pedal water pump pumping water through my hands...

Filled 1000 liter tank in 35 minutes...
November 23.2009...
Step V...
Action with passion...
Find those who despite the misinformation agenda in Honduras...
Continue to find solutions for the Honduran people...
People who lead by action...
IDE International came to Aldea La Sosa ready to dance...
Not to waste time talking...

Left to right -
Ing. Fredy Rodriguez - El Salvador - Technical Coordinator IDE...
Lic. Carlos Virgilio Urmeneta - Honduran director IDE...
Dr. Jack Keller - United States - the father of low-cost drip irrigation and IDE Board Member...
Dr. Keller is Professor Emeritus in the Biological and Irrigation Engineering Department at Utah State University...
Ing. Carlos Arango - Drip-Irrigation Advisor IDE - Working in Colombia...
Me - Tomas Ray Harner III - Founder - Coordinator - Aldea La Sosa, Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras - projects for Campesinos...
Ing. Walter Salgado - Technical assistant - reforestation - Assistant for Aldea La Sosa...

Read Scientist Dr. Kellers - "Drip Irrigation for Small Farmers - A New Initiative to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty"


November 22.2009...
A man of action...
Pierre Huber Malet - From France - PPP Advisor for - DED - German Cooperation...
I first met Pierre in 2007...
Pierre came to Sosa to see my Jatropha work...
We plan to use Jatropha for BioDiesel...


November 23.2009...
Left to right -
Dr. Jack Keller...
People of action...
Urs Heierli - Switzerland - IDE VP for Latin America...
Nadja Kranzlin - Switzerland - IDE business adviser for Central America...


November 22.2009
Step VI...
In blue shirt...
A man of action...
Sudarshan Suryawanshi - India - IDE India - Irrigation Expert...
Teaching our Campesinos about Drip Irrigation...
IDE brought the tools we need so our Campesinos can work for themselves...


Step VI continued...
Alejandro testing IDE Pedal Pump with Sudarshan advising as how to step...
To his left in white cap is Glenda - IDE Honduras Field Staff
Very efficient pedal pump from IDE International...
To pump water from water source to water tank...
We filled the 1000 liter tank in less than 35 minutes...
This simple pedal pump will change Olancho...


Ing. Fredy in white shirt - teaching members of our womens group methods of Drip Irrigation...
Ing. Walter in black shirt sharing his knowledge as well...


You can see IDE Pedal Pump sends a high volume of water to where it is needed...
Ing. Fredy holding irrigation pipe...


Plastic water tank for drip irrigation...


Drip Irrigation at work...


November 22.2009...
Step VII...
Involve the local Agricultural University UNA - Catacamas, Olancho...
Teach students a nation must move forward in times of darkness...
Find solutions when so many are against you...
UNA students assisting us in developing our Regional Model Farm Drip Irrigation project - Aldea La Sosa, Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras...


November 24.2009..
Center kneeling...
Agricultural engineer - Ing. Juan Chavarria...
Teaching his students at our Regional Model Farm...

So by taking action from Step I - Step VII...
In several days...
Built 1 manzana of raised beds for veggies...
Installed IDE Drip Irrigation System...
We became the Regional Model Farm...
We will assist 54 Campesino familes with Drip Irrigation...
A new source of revenue has been created for our Campesinos...
We distributed 690 fruit tress..
Rebuilt a access road...

I have always said...
Honduran Campesinos just need the tools...
Give a man the tools to work with...
He can once again work his land...
I do not promote Socialistic Sustainable Famine Projects...
I do not believe in Food Stamp Aid...
Just teach the man how to fish for himself...
We thank IDE International - for their vision...


We thank ADEL - Catacamas...
At our first community meeting January 17.2009...
Left - Ing. Gabriel Sierra - Director...
Right - Abg. Sonia Guillen - Assistant...


December 4.2008...
I thank Katia Hartel...
Assistant with DED...
And ADEL - Catacamas...
Katia helped me begin Campesino group in my community in October 2008...


December 9.2009...
Government Agricultural agency - DICTA...
Has offered assistance for our Model Farm...
Left to right -
Ing. Francisco Sarmiento - with grandson - DICTA Tegucigalpa...
Ing. Joel Silva - DICTA Tegucigalpa...
Ing. Marlen Diaz - DICTA Juiticalpa...
My right hand man - Dennis Ulloa...


December 4.2009...
Rehab work on access road to Model Farm...
My neighbor Raul Rivera...
Assisted us with his backhoe and bulldozer...
UNA assisted us with their dump truck...
In black shirt - Fredy - truck driver from UNA...
Right of Fredy - Dennis Ulloa - my right hand man...
My Model Farm assistants:
Yovanny...
Jose...
Ricardo...
Javier...
Assisted with road work...


Right - Catacamas mayor Ing. Gustavo Rosa...
Left - Commissioner Rolando Garcia Jr...
Donated 2 - PVC drainage pipes 24"x20'...
To rehab access road to Model Farm...


UNA students and I visiting my neighbors...
Preparing their land to plant 690 fruit trees donated by GTZ/PRORENA...


December 1.2009...
GTZ/PRORENA - 690 fruit trees...


December 3.2009...
UNA students with...
Doña Hilda Marina Rodiquez...
And her 92 year old mom - Doña Leonor...
They received their fruit trees...


Several of our womens' group members receiving their fruit trees donated by GTZ...
Each family received between 8 - 11 fruit trees...
This allowed additional families in Sosa to receive fruit trees as well - who at this time are not involved with Mujeres Valiente!


Walter with UNA students
December 2.2009...
Ing. Walter Salgado - GTZ/PRORENA...
With UNA students marking land at Don Chilos' house for fruit trees...


December 16.2009...
UNA
Installing Drip Irrigation system...


December 16.2009...
UNA
Me with Lic. Nuria Alvarez from GTZ/PRORENA...
Administrator for the GTZ/PRORENA office in Catacamas...
We thank Ing. Zoila Cruz...
Ing. Zoila is GTZ/PRORENA ATP for Olancho - Director for Catacamas office...


December 16.2009...
UNA...
Green house for Organic Veggie Project...
We want to develop green house projects for our community...


December 16.2009...
UNA...
Ing. Walter - Tomas - Ing. Fredy - Lic. Nuria...
Viva Catacamas!
Viva Olancho!
Viva Honduras!

Yes...
From the ashes of political unrest in Honduras...
World wide economic collapse...
We have begun the largest Drip Irrigation project in the history of Honduras...

Action with passion...

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
~ Edmund Burke

Thursday June 23.2011

We are not planting veggies at this time...
We have replaced vegetable beds with our Yellow Corn and Frijol crop...
We need Yellow Corn to make our concentrate for our pigs...
Frijol beans are at 20 and 22 Lempiras per pound today...
For this reason we continue to plant Frijol bean for sale...

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Review Of Last Seventeen Months

January 12.2010
· IDE - Honduran Campesino Drip Irrigation Project


January 20.2010
· The Honduran Campesino Dream Begins


January 27.2010
· Answer To Imposed Honduran Poverty - Action


May 5.2010
· We Are Selling Our First Vegetables


June 15.2010
· We Need Buyers For Our Honduran Produce


Friday November 12.2010
A decision has been made together with our Honduran Campesino associates...
All IDE International drip irrigation equipment has been removed from our farm...
We are looking at irrigation systems developed in Nicaragua...


June 10.2010
· Honduran Survival

November 12.2010
· Family First

November 14.2010
We have initiated our Pig Project...
· Family Farm Project

December 12.2010
· Water Tanks For Our Pigs

December 24.2010
· Aldea Sosa Roadside Farmers Market

January 19.2011
· We Continue To Plant Frijol Beans

January 26.2011
· We Continue To Sell Our Farm Products

February 2.2011
· Frijol 40 Rosado - Frijol Cuarentano Rosado

March 24.2011
· My 24 Year Old Dream For Honduras - Swadeshi

June 28.2011
Pig project update...
· Failure Is Not An Option

July 31.2011
· Hola! IDE International - Syngenta - GTZ PRORENA

August 29.2011
· Corn Warriors

August 29.2011
· Justice Has Been Served

September 4.2011
· Pig Warriors

December 8.2011
· IDE International - GIZ Return To Our Village