Villagers construct their own cement blocks and then build two-room homes from the blocks. They dig miles of ditch and lay miles of pipe for running water. There is no electricity. But the Indians wouldn't hear of it. Kaltschmitt finally discovered why.
Fire is safety, warmth and community.
They did not want to be separated from that. Land is bought privately, and we work with local indigenous leaders. This is about self-determination, not paternalism. I learned early on not to impose our way of doing things. Americans want to say, 'Here's your harvest schedule,' that sort of thing.