Showing posts with label Fair Trade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fair Trade. Show all posts

Friday, January 11, 2013

Winter Fundraiser


Cocoa Farming Future Initiative




Winter Fundraiser!
We Are The Nonprofit 
Cocoa Farming Future Initiative
Working To Support The Cocoa Farmers Of Grenada
Where The Sun And The Earth Combine To Produce 

The World’s Most Flavorful Cocoa,
The Basis For The Chocolate We Love. 

Farmers world-wide work to obtain a balance of conditions which will produce a plentiful harvest. In Grenada in recent years this has been more difficult due to hurricane damage and a lack of infrastructure. CFFI is working to support farmers by clearing storm debris, increasing crop yields and facilitating harvest transportation. We also work with farm community youth and women to develop marketable goods to supplement family incomes and improve standards of living.




It's A New Year And A Lot Has Happened.

If You Haven't Seen Our New Blog
Or Gone To The Website Lately...

We Have Some Exciting New Ideas 
That We Would Like Your Help With. 

We are reaching out to you today to help us with our farming ventures, education and job-skills training.



By donating you will have a direct impact on the lives of men, women and children farming in their communities. For example, donating $25 buys work boots, cocoa saplings, water jugs, simple tools like notebooks, pens, erasers, or calculators all of which are important to helping our community become more independent. Donating $50-$100 provides farming tools, wheelbarrows, or sewing kits. Donating $100-$300 buys a bicycle, a sewing machine, or a carpentry kit to help a family become more financially secure. With a generous donation of $500 or more you could provide enough funds to hire a laborer and help him feed his family. These are just a few of our new ideas of how you can help improve the quality of life in a cocoa farming community of Grenada….  

We would really appreciate your help...

To donate click on this link to our website:

All donations made through our fundraising campaign are considered gifts to 
CFFI's global mission. 

Helping farmers there helps the whole planet.






Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Eco-Tourism




It is not too late to join us.
There is still lots of work to do
and we could use a hand...




But, underneath the waterfall it is all play.





Vacation for Change
You can see the sites, experience the history, and enjoy the wonderful climate 
while helping the cocoa farmers.

Contact Dorise
or call her at
603.863.6366





Thursday, December 6, 2012

Panforte!



Don't feel guilty
it's goodness for a good cause...

We can ship or
you can purchase at Burdicks

Contact Dorise

Sunday, October 28, 2012

While the cocoa pods are growing….



We are organizing our wares for the 
Christmas Market with a Difference






Shake, shake from the Bolly tree…





Vetiver sachet





Bundles of calabash






Cocoa tea anybody?

Cocoa Tea recipe from Diamond Estate Grenada


Cocoa tea is a rich, local breakfast drink. In olden times, tiny flour
dumplings were boiled in the cocoa tea, making the drink a complete
meal -- the cocoa tea being the drink and the dumplings replacing the
bread.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup grated local cocoa stick or 70%dark chocolate
2 cups water
1 cup milk (cream, 2%coconut milk, or low-fat)
Sugar to sweeten
Vanilla
2 whole cardamon
Bay leaf
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
1 Tablespoon cornstarch

Put water to boil with cinnamon and bay leaf. Boil for about 15
minutes. Grate cocoa stick and add to boiling water; boil for another
10 minutes. Add cream (or evaporated milk, 2%coconut milk, or low-fat
milk to reduce calories). Sweeten to taste. Don't forget the nutmeg Mix
the cornstarch with water and slowly add to the boiling mixture,
stirring all the time.  Strain and serve.

















Donkey Eye
A seed from a vine that grows in the lush tropical forest
Used as a good luck charm….








Red Bead Tree
Adenanthera pavonina
Seeds have long been a symbol of love ...

Come join us at the Christmas Market with a Difference
in Hanover, New Hampshire
1st, 2nd, & 3rd of November 2012
Thursday & Friday 10-6 p.m.
Saturday 10-1 p.m.