by admin | Nov 23, 2013 | Ashley Carter, Community, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Growing up, I hated to hear that dinner was going to be leftovers. I mean, yuck. I wanted something hot, fresh and new not a buffet of things I didn’t eat that much of the first time around. And I know I’m not alone in these thoughts. But maybe it’s because we’ve had...
by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Village Life
Nitrogen fixing plants are a very special tool for those doing poverty relief work and sustainable agriculture. Nitrogen is one of the key elements determining plant growth and is analogous to gasoline for a vehicle. For poor subsistence farmers, securing enough...
by admin | Nov 17, 2013 | Academics, Dr. Mike Webb, Mission, Spiritual Development
I recently read a blog post by a good friend who closed his piece with a section on something we at h.e.a.r.t. value greatly, lifelong learning. My friend James Love is committed to learning, growing, becoming more like Christ, and encouraging others to do the same....
by admin | Nov 14, 2013 | Community, Culture, Faith Gallian, Generation Y
As I child, I loved playing hide and seek with my older brother. He would count to 100, skipping several numbers, of course, so I wouldn’t have enough time to hide. Then he would say those magic words and no matter how prepared I was, it would always surprise me,...
by admin | Nov 12, 2013 | Appropriate Technology, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Gardening, Mission, Student, Sustainable Agriculture, Village Life
the team from h.e.a.r.t. in Callebasse, Haiti Today’s post is a tangent from our typical blogs. The Fall 2013 class had the opportunity to travel to Haiti to see first hand how the things that they are learning at h.e.a.r.t. are being used in a developing...
by admin | Nov 11, 2013 | Andrew Hillmer, Fermentation, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Values, Village Life
Sauerkraut is salted, fermented cabbage. It originated as a way of preserving cabbage through the winter, and continues to be loved today for its delightful, pickle-like taste. Sauerkraut may be the easiest fermented vegetable to make. It has just two ingredients:...
by admin | Nov 8, 2013 | Community, Community Driven, Culture, Mission, Nutrition, Phil Murphy, Spiritual Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life, Worldview
One of the first things a person sees when living in the rural areas of Haiti is the great number of children. The United Nations estimates that more than 50% of the Haitian population is under the age of 20. When our family moved the House of Blessings Orphanage form...
by admin | Nov 5, 2013 | Ashley Carter, Community, Gardening, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking, Recipe, Village Life
If there is a comfort food that I love it’s pasta. I think I could eat it everyday and never get tired of it. Dress it with veggies, sauce it a billion different ways, bake it, the list is endless. So naturally, my love for pasta led me to discover a simple recipe for...
by admin | Nov 2, 2013 | Andrew Hillmer, Community Driven, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking
(Need the recipe for kombucha? For detailed instructions, visit How to Make Traditional Kombucha) Kombucha matures—becoming more delicious with age—much like wine. I age mine for two weeks at the very minimum and have found that the flavor begins to truly bloom around...
by admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Appropriate Technology, Community Driven, Michael McDaniel, Mission, Village Life
Not everyone is a Walking Dead fan. Zombies are something you either love or hate (or kill if you are a real survivor). For those who are fans or watch the show regularly (because your friends or roommates make you) you may have noticed a few interesting things in...
