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Indigenous Guatemalan Women Earn Income from Carmine, a Traditional Red Dye Made from Bugs
Hands stained red from cochineal dye

Lifestyle

Indigenous Guatemalan Women Earn Income from Carmine, a Traditional Red Dye Made from Bugs

By Bethany Ivie | January 22, 2021

In San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala, Indigenous Maya women are reclaiming the age-old art of handcrafting carmine, perhaps the most vibrant natural...

Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System
Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System.

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Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System

By Jason Woods | January 14, 2021

There was no way for small-scale farmers in Ecuador to anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago when they started diversifying the...

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Sacred Cow Documentary Makes the Case That Beef is Good for You, the Environment
Sacred Cow Documentary Makes the Case That Beef is Good for You, the Environment.

Food & Water

Sacred Cow Documentary Makes the Case That Beef is Good for You, the Environment

By Jason Woods | January 7, 2021

Registered dietician Diana Rodgers wants you to know that eating red meat is good for you and, when raised well, good for the environment.

Meals and Snacks for a Chicken: Two Unusual, Low-Cost Chicken Feed Options for Some of the World’s Poorest Entrepreneurs
Nibedita Tudu earns an income for her family by producing chickens using low-cost yet nutritious chicken feeds that are easy to grow. Photo Pranab K. Aich/Heifer International

Animals

Meals and Snacks for a Chicken: Two Unusual, Low-Cost Chicken Feed Options for Some of the World’s Poorest Entrepreneurs

By A’Melody Lee Jacobi | January 6, 2021

Mom's Meatloaf Recipe: The Ultimate Comfort Food
Sliced meatloaf sits on a cutting board. Behind it is a plate filled with green vegetables, waiting for a slice.

Food & Water

Mom's Meatloaf Recipe: The Ultimate Comfort Food

By Liz Ellis | December 22, 2020

Comfort food, a delicious slice of nostalgia that soothes your soul — for me, that's my mom's meatloaf. Of all the dishes my mom made for our...

Worldbuilders and Humble Bundle Raise Over $1 Million for Heifer International
Worldbuilders and Humble Bundle Raise Over $1 Million for Heifer International.

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Worldbuilders and Humble Bundle Raise Over $1 Million for Heifer International

By Jason Woods | December 17, 2020

Every December since 2008, Worldbuilders — an organization started by New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss — has held a weekslong...

Goat Farmers Find Success in Festival Sales in Spite of COVID-19 Complications
A cooperative member weighs a goat for prospective customers.

Animals

Goat Farmers Find Success in Festival Sales in Spite of COVID-19 Complications

By Neena Joshi | December 17, 2020

Thanks to trainings from Heifer Nepal, goat cooperatives have successfully navigated a festival season crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

GiveTrack and Heifer USA: Using Bitcoin and Blockchain to Buy a Tractor for Smallholder Farmers
Arkansas farmer Patrick Jones plows land with a walk-behind tractor photos by Phillip Davis via Heifer International.

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GiveTrack and Heifer USA: Using Bitcoin and Blockchain to Buy a Tractor for Smallholder Farmers

By Jesus Pizarro | December 9, 2020

Arkansas farmer Patrick Jones plows land with a walk-behind tractor photos by Phillip Davis via Heifer International.

eBay and Uzo Aduba Team Up to Support Women and Girls
Actor Uzo Aduba helps farmer Grace Atusiimirwe water a mango tree seedling in Dwaniro, Uganda.

Equality

eBay and Uzo Aduba Team Up to Support Women and Girls

By Heifer International | December 8, 2020

eBay is partnering with actress Uzo Aduba to provide buyers and sellers multiple ways to support women and girls around the world.

Leading Food Journalist Laura Reiley Discusses How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop
Wicker baskets filled with produce in a grocery store.

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Leading Food Journalist Laura Reiley Discusses How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Changing the Way We Eat and Shop

By Bethany Ivie | December 7, 2020

In a virtual live chat with Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari, reporter Laura Reiley expounded on the changes happening in our...