Food

Here is a picture of a tree in Haiti filled with Mango. In Haiti, specially during the summer vacation, children usually have fan in the country side to go after fresh, beautiful mangos

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Here is a picture of the three most popular things in Haiti. They are Haitian alcohol, cigarettes and gambling. The Haitian Government now is thinking about putting a tax all all three of them to help with education

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Here is a picture of a Yellow Yam from Haiti. This food product is often included in Haitia Soup, called bouillon. There is a big difference between the yellow and the white Haitian Yam. Most Haitians prefer the yellow yam

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This is a photo of a Haitian farmer harvesting coffe beans in Haiti. Once upon a time, Haiti was the biggest coffee producers in the world.

After its independence, Haiti was unable to trade with the rest of the world. The Haitian coffee couldn't be sold in the world's market until 1830s in Europe and 1960s in the United States.

Making Haitian Coffee from a Greg

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Here is a picture of the nutritious food called breadfruit. Its growing season ranges from May all the way to September. The name Breadfruit is derived from the fact that when it is baked, this fruit turns bread-like in color and mouth-feel.

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Here is a picture of breadfruit. This is a fruit of the mulberry-tree family. Breadfruit is associated with other fruits grown in tropic countries such as breadnut, jackfruit, and figs, among other tropic fruit varieties.

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A treasure has been discovered in Haiti, the poorest country in the hemisphere. Coffee explorer, Todd Carmichael found Haiti blue Forest Coffee which has proved to be one of the finest coffee in the world. Haiti blue Forest Coffee is located in the southeast area of Haiti. This is a coffe blend that has been praised by many experts in the field

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Here is a picture of a sugar cane in haiti that most people who have been in the country side would know about. It is called in haitian creole Cane anana

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A brand new way of promoting health in the Haitian community in Miami. On January 7th, Bochika opened the first Farmers Market in Little Haiti. The market which has for purpose to promote healthy eating will be open on a weekly basis from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Toussaint Louverture Elementary School in Miami.

The Little Haiti Farmers Market is a not-for-profit community event that invites vendors to gather to sell affordable, fresh, and locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables foods. The food products sold directly to the consumers.

The Bochika Little Haiti Farmers Market has plan to expand as it trying to address the needs of the Haitian community. For now, it is working in collaboration with community services to offer other services such as free health screenings, wellness workshops, children's activities and some entertainment.

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What you are watching here is the making of coffee by a Haitian woman. This is called greg and it us used to drain the coffee.

By the way, most Haitians drink their coffe black. Adults as well as children drink coffee in haiti.

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