From the Field: Heifer Shines While Giving Back
This weekly post shines a light on a handful of stories from Heifer.org’s “From the Field” section. Poverty does not always look the same everywhere. With guidance from Heifer International’s Genuine...
View ArticleOver the River and to the Goats
Heifer Board member Sandra Godden leaps river rocks on her way to the Heifer project village Shaktikhor, with member Efrain Diaz Arrivillaga close on her heels. Photo by Geoff Oliver Bugbee. SHAKTIKHOR...
View ArticleThree Days of Food
What is your greatest dream for you and your family? What do you wish for most for your children? For just one moment, ask yourself these two questions and imagine all the possibilities. And now let me...
View ArticleHeifer and the ‘Chocolate Forest’
The production and marketing process for Bolivian chocolate. Photos courtesy of Heifer International Heifer is working with communities in the Bolivian Amazon to harvest cacao for the production and...
View ArticleEarth Day Dinner With Mother Nature
Every week we feature a fun and/or educational activity you can try at home or in the classroom. Teaching kids to live healthy, sustainable lives can be a challenge. On April 22, celebrate Earth Day...
View ArticleCelebrating Earth Day with Chocolate
These treats are made with cacao collected and processed by participants in a Heifer-supported project that aims to boost incomes and protect forests. Photo by Dave Anderson Among the zillions of...
View ArticleCoffee Social Celebrates Fresh Brewed Partnership With Green Mountain
Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari (left) and Americas Vice President Oscar Castaneda (right) answer questions regarding Heifer’s work with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Photo by...
View ArticleFelicia: A Mother in Romania
Felicia lives in Romania with her husband and nine children. She works tirelessly to provide her family with everything they need to be healthy and happy. Since joining a buffalo project in 2011, the...
View ArticleHeifer Among 40 Organizations Shaking Up the Food System
Heifer International is honored to be among the 40 organizations highlighted by Food Tank: The Food Think Tank for our “invaluable work to change the way we eat, grow, cook, buy, and sell food.” Since...
View ArticleContainer Gardens From Malawi
Here’s a clever idea from the industrious women of Gideon village in Malawi, who grow heaps of healthy greens right beside their front doors. Grace Banda, a 28-year-old mother of four, keeps a line of...
View ArticleHeifer Honduras Helping Women-led Small Business
Falguni Vyas is traveling with Heifer CEO Pierre Ferrari this week visiting projects in Honduras and Guatemala. Belen-Ocotepeque in Santa Rosa-Belen, Honduras, sits just off a winding, bumpy road high...
View ArticleHeifer Haiti Distributes Food to Hurricane Sandy Victims
Last Friday we posted about emergency efforts that were underway to help the people of Haiti affected by Hurricane Sandy. Yesterday, Heifer Haiti’s Country Director, Hervil Cherubin, let us know that...
View ArticlePoverty in the U.S.: The Stories You Don’t Hear
The home page for Bus 52 where you can keep track of where the bus is going and view the videos of where they've been. It’s easy to become mired in hunger and poverty statistics. As people the world...
View ArticleHeifer CEO in Nepal: First Steps into Sustainability
On his first day in Nepal, Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari found himself among a group of withdrawn yet excited women in an unused classroom in the village of Kabilash in Chitwan...
View ArticleThe 5 B’s
I’m wishing there had been a bit more buzz about this being designated Pollinator Week by the U.S. Senate. Here it is already Thursday, leaving just three more days to officially geek out about bees...
View ArticleMilk Gone Bad?
We all know the best way to tell if your expired milk has really soured is to open up the cap and take a not-so-large whiff. But what if the carton changed color when it spoiled, saving your nose from...
View Article9 Reasons to Shop at Farmers Markets and How to Get the Best Deals
Support local food economies like farmers markets with a donation to Heifer International’s Seeds of Change. Editor’s note: The following guest post is by Angela Colley. With a background in mortgage...
View ArticleLove Your Leftovers
Every week we feature a fun and/or educational activity you can try at home or in the classroom. World Environment Day 2013, which is June 5, focuses on reducing food waste and food loss. Every year...
View ArticleMore Milk from Fewer Cows
Editor’s note: Today is World Milk Day. Heifer International project participants around the world have dramatically improved their nutrition and overall wellbeing through the consumption of cow, goat,...
View ArticleWorld Environment Day: Eat.Think.Save to Stop Food Waste
Today is World Environment Day 2013, and this year’s theme is Eat.Think.Save, emphasizing reducing food waste and food loss. Every year 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted or lost, which seems crazy in...
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