by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Appropriate Technology, Gardening, How To, Mushrooms, Student, Uncategorized, Village Life
Most of the mushroom cultivation that I read about was being done in a high-tech way in sterile labs with petri dishes and expensive pasteurization equipment. I was interested in growing mushrooms as a food source in developing countries where this type of production...
by admin | Jan 20, 2014 | Mushrooms, Student, Uncategorized
One of the most valuable experiences I had at h.e.a.r.t. was the student project. Each student is given a budget, time and resources to learn about a particular topic of interest in doing development work. I chose growing mushrooms because it was something that I knew...
by admin | Jan 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the main things you learn in cross-cultural classes is that cultures are all different and we should refer to them as different, not wrong. Those of us who have responded to that calling of cross-cultural ministry always pride ourselves on recognizing this...
by admin | Jan 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
An informative video segment on harvesting, processing and cooking green papaya AS A VEGETABLE!
by admin | Jan 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
I like bananas. I know that mangos are sweet. I like papayas, PAPAYAS!…but what about green papayas? Sure most people know what a papaya is and some of us (myself for sure) think that sometimes they smell like a dirty diaper. It’s a tropical fruit that makes a...
by admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Community, Community Driven, Scarves, Spiritual Development, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life
This fall, we wanted to do something different and offer a small token of thanks for end of year gifts. After sifting through TONS of ideas, we decided to upcycle tshirts to make scarves. Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into...
