Cayil, the gardener and chicken man for Lifeline, and I bought goats today at the Arcahaie Market! We got one goat still producing milk and a pregnant goat. Judy, a nurse from Kentucky is here for a few weeks and will start teaching classes on the usefulness of goats' milk. There are goats all over Haiti (seems like more than people) but no one drinks goat milk. It is better for babies than cow milk so we're hoping to start promoting the idea. When women can't breast feed and run out of formula, they mix flour and water and give that to the babies. If only they knew they could use the milk of the little goats running around the yard instead of just using them for meat once they are old.
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I have been praying the goats milk would be used to save babies there. This is a great idea and Judy has had a concern about this for a long time.
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