by Jeri | Jan 18, 2014 | Community Development, Education, Nicaragua
Carolina’s Nicaraguan village – Cristo Rey – is located right across the dirt road from the city dump. This where most of the adults, and even some of the children, make their living as garbage pickers. Many people, especially the children, suffer...
by Rick | Aug 25, 2013 | Community Development, Mexico
In the thirteen years since we first learned about moringa we have seen how quickly Moringa can grow, but we were still amazed when we saw this tree just 10 weeks after it was pruned. This one is in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico, it’s growing in sand and gets...
by Rick | Apr 13, 2013 | Community Development, Nicaragua
“My mind lets go a thousand things, like dates of wars and deaths of kings, and yet recalls the very hour- t’was noon by yonder village tower, And on the last blue moon in May- the wind came briskly up this way, crisping the brook beside the road; then...
by Jeri | Feb 10, 2013 | Community Development, Nicaragua
Thanks to everyone who made this trip possible!! We held more trainings and met more new friends than we dreamed would be possible in two short weeks. Our Strong Harvest Moringa Peer Educator training was so well-received that we already have requests to return to...
by Rick | Dec 8, 2012 | Community Development, Nicaragua
The trip is all planned and last details are being finalized – Strong Harvest is going to Nicaragua in January to train 30-40 Peer Educators in nutrition and the cultivation and uses of the amazing Moringa tree. These Peer Educators will then train families...
by Jeri | Jun 10, 2012 | Community Development, India
When we first met Sharin Moznette, the founder of Open Arms India (OAI), in January 2011, and started talking about moringa, we had no idea how far-reaching our conversation would be! Since OAI provides schools, orphanages, clinics and churches for impoverished...
