Thinking Beyond
December 28, 2023
Even though Hellen just joined the Farmer Field School in her village in July of 2023, life for her and her family has already improved. She immediately began attending sensitization […]
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Farm Radio: Effective Teaching Tool
For years, farm radio has been a great way for U.S. farmers to learn new information. In West Africa, Todima has found radio to be an important way for her […]
A Woman’s Place is … In Charge of the Farm
Ever since she was a little girl helping her father on his farm, Gloria has always been involved in agriculture. It’s just that now it’s become a sustainable way of […]
A Success by Any Measure
December 15, 2023
Before Kalpana joined this nutrition-focused agriculture program, her family depended entirely on whatever sporadic day labor her husband, Nurul, could find. She is now a successful Model Farmer, and grows […]
Freed From the “Prison” of Poverty
If Jailosi’s extreme poverty had been a kind of prison from which he couldn’t escape, well, his successful farming and marketing have made him a free man. Before the program […]
Corner of Hope completes its 18th year
December 14, 2023
November 14, Corner of Hope celebrated another successful year with its annual Harvest Celebration/Appreciation Dinner. In spite of often extreme growing conditions this year, northeast Iowa was blessed with another […]
Iowa farmers donate harvest for world hunger project
In early November, 11 farmer volunteers gathered to harvest 40 acres for an eastern Iowa project called Hearts to Harvest. The project is a combined effort from eight farm families […]
Meijer Property in Bad Axe Makes a Global Impact
December 11, 2023
In 2020, we opened a new supercenter in Bad Axe, Mich. While the store and parking lot took up 18 acres, what remained was a 16-acre section of tillable land […]
Putting it All into Practice
December 7, 2023
Aleyda’s entry into the Farmer Field School offered by local partner Centro Inter Eclesial de Estudios Tecnologicos y Sociales (CIEETS) was just the start of a new way of life […]
They Can, and They Do
Both men’s and women’s farmer groups are learning new agricultural skills from local partner Participatory Action for Rural Innovation. “PARI” is not only an abbreviation of the partner’s name but […]