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Ready to Read: Packing up Boxes

Our successful Ready to Read book drive is coming to a close, and we want to thank all of our customers that contributed books, which will be packed up and shipped off to the Madan Estate in Papua New Guinea. We are aiming to collect boxes from our customers prior to Thanksgiving. So, if you [...]

Chef in My Garden

Last weekend  I attended one of Growing Gardens’ Chef in My Garden fundraiser dinners.   This unique fundraiser pairs  local chefs with  folks who have created beautiful (and bountiful) home gardens  to create an amazing dining experience.   This Sunday we traveled to Forest Grove  and were pleasantly surprised to see  a huge variety of [...]

Ready to Read

In Papua New Guinea, we partner with the owners of the Madan Estate to increase the quality of life of growers and their communities. For this particular Farm Friendly Directâ„¢  program, we are helping out with a Women’s Literacy project to satisfy enthusiastic requests for books and reading instruction from a community that experiences high [...]

Happenings in Papua New Guinea

We just received an update from this farm-friendly direct coffee region. It appears our efforts are paying off in that a number of programs have been implemented and signs of improving the lives of the people in the region are significant.
We wanted to share a few of those programs with you:

The medical clinic has logged [...]