The morning began again in Yua. We sat
down with a few elders and the remaining members of the Yua 6, the
workers for the water plaza, and continued to discuss dry season
farming. This we determined would be the drip irrigation committee.
Ideas for transporting water, what would be required for maintenance,
and other confusions were hashed out. Farming here is typically done
through creating swamp like conditions on a plot of land. So, the
idea of concentrating irrigation through a pin needle size hole
directly onto a plant may have initially sounded rather absurd, but
it is a tested method, and we are confident that this first pilot
system will provide fruitful results.
Max then showed James and a few others
a method that we had found for putting holes into the PVC using
lighters and pin needles. A short while later Matt returned from
Bolga with the pump and specialist for installing it. A few hours and
a minimal amount of headaches later water was flowing.
In the future we hope to have the solar
pump repaired and installed alongside the mechanical pump.
Anna
Congratulations. Light at a hospital on an island I will not even attempt to pronounce, running water and a working irrigation system - overall a very successful trip. I am very proud of all you guys did. Soon you will be back in Flagstaff, but the memories of this adventure will always be wtih you. Anna I am so excited to hear your voice soon again. Love, mom
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