May 1st Agricultural Fair Photos - Part 2

 

I like the architecture of this old agricultural building.

Schools and businesses were closed for the May 1st holiday. Some schools brought their students for a hands-on, visual lesson on geography. It sure beats learning from a textbook! It was good that we were able to take 11 members of our Coram Deo family to this event.

It was a busy day at the fair with lots of visitors taking in all the exhibits.

The bags on the table are rock salt made in Haiti.

Conch shells are everywhere in Haiti. They make a tasty food.

This man at the Palmis Eneji booth is explaining a newly designed cooking rechaud that is more economical.

Seeing some of the different plants gives hope that the country will one day be reforested. It isn't going to happen by itself. The Haitian people will need to make the effort at replanting young seedlings and take care of the growing trees.

Roaming street vendors walked around carrying refreshments and snacks. They did a good business that day.

This is a toy exhibit.

This man knows me and offerred to teach our students how to make jewelry and different haitian crafts with sea shells.

This booth offers different paintings designed by Haitian artists.

Ceramic pottery in the shape of fish are on this table.

Souvenirs carved from wood are on display at this table.

Embroidered bags and hats are available in this booth.

Metal art is on display at this booth.

Colorful wooden fruit bowls are on display at this table.

Stone art is displayed at this booth.

Now we know where the man carrying the large wooden drum was headed. Handmade wooden drums with a goatskin covering are available for sale in different sizes.

This ceramic planter is nice.

The man in the blue shirt is carrying bags of water for sale on his head. It is amazing how much balance people have here in Haiti.

Sea turtle shells are available for purchase.

Homemade peanut butter, jams and drinks are on display.

A large green lawn in Haiti! There is so much cement in Port-au-Prince. It is nice to see a lawn :)

Another table offering ceramic sculptures for sale.

We headed over to the tent where there was a crowd of people.

A Cuba-Haiti Colaboration Fishing Project.

One sign posted near the pool promotes carp fish farms.

The children enjoyed watching the water fountain and the some good size fish swimming in the pool.

The older guys enjoyed the view too. Here are Herode, in the sunglasses along with his younger brother Rosquini, in the white t-shirt.

I saw the papitaman walking by. He is carrying in his basket banana chips. They are delicious! Visitors who stay with us are always on the lookout for the papitaman when we are driving around the city.