The following reflection comes from Susan Sklar, Interfaith Program Manager Picture this: a tree full of a dozen chickens and roosters in branches laden with oranges against a brilliant star lit sky. This tree stood in the barnyard of a farm where a group of five women from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Equal Exchange delegation [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tierra Nueva’
Delegation to Nicaragua: January 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Presbyterian Church (USA), Tierra Nueva on February 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Planting Trees for Life in Nicaragua: One Year Later
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged environmental protection, Fair Trade, Nicaragua, organic coffee, reforestation, Tierra Nueva on October 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Get up early in the morning before the family awakens. Collect the firewood. Light the stove. Grind the corn that you prepared the night before and start making the pile of tortillas that will accompany your family’s meals throughout the day. The fire is burning, the beans are cooking… and the smoke is filling the [...]
Why are Organic Fair Trade Coffee Co-operatives So Good For the Environment?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coffee co-operatives, Fair Trade, Nicaragua, Organic, PROCOCER, Tierra Nueva on October 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Coffee grows best under a canopy of shade. By keeping their coffee farms well-forested, as well as by practicing sustainable farming methods, our producer partners are doing their part for the environment: reducing soil erosion, increasing soil fertility, maintaining habitat for wildlife and migratory songbirds, protecting water sources, and much, much more… Unfortunately, when visiting [...]
‘Who are the crazy ones today?’
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CECOCAFEN, co-op, Fair Trade, Nicaragua, small farmers, Tierra Nueva on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Leading a business with your ideals? You must be crazy.” That’s what Angela Vendetti and her business partner, Jill Fink, heard when they started dreaming about opening Mugshots Café in Philadelphia. “When we were writing our business plan and trying to get Mugshots open, people told us we were crazy for putting our ideals before [...]
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