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How To Curry Favor in Nepal
How To Curry Favor in Nepal

Food & Water

How To Curry Favor in Nepal

In celebration of Dashain, Nepal's largest festival, here's a curry for what ails ya, courtesy of our Heifer Nepal staff.

The Terrifying History of Chocolate
The Terrifying History of Chocolate

Food & Water

The Terrifying History of Chocolate

Despite a lifetime of chocolate eating, I couldn’t tell you how it was made, where it came from or really anything about it until a few years...

We can't wait for these girls to inherit the world
We can't wait for these girls to inherit the world

Equality

We can't wait for these girls to inherit the world

We are constantly inspired by the women and girls we work with all over the world. Here are just a few of the girls who blew us away with their...

Last Call: Who Wants to Save the World?
Last Call: Who Wants to Save the World?

Climate

Last Call: Who Wants to Save the World?

It's no secret that our planet is getting hotter, but a recent study shows that global temperatures are rising more quickly than expected. The...

5 Ways to Celebrate World Food Day in Your Classroom
5 Ways to Celebrate World Food Day in Your Classroom

Food & Water

5 Ways to Celebrate World Food Day in Your Classroom

Celebrate World Food Day with Heifer on October 16th! By educating your students about food and how they can take action to end food insecurity at...

Wendell Berry Puts Us All on Blast
Wendell Berry Puts Us All on Blast

Climate

Wendell Berry Puts Us All on Blast

An interview with Wendell Berry in The New York Times lamenting our current system that rewards industrial-scale farming and agribusiness with...

Meet Mezcal, Tequila’s Smoky Cousin
Meet Mezcal, Tequila’s Smoky Cousin

Food & Water

Meet Mezcal, Tequila’s Smoky Cousin

In Mexico, the word mezcal traditionally meant any alcoholic drink made from the agave plant. So technically speaking, tequila was considered a...

Hair of the Dog That Knit Ya: a Brief History of Wool
Hair of the Dog That Knit Ya: a Brief History of Wool

Animals

Hair of the Dog That Knit Ya: a Brief History of Wool

You know it, you love it (and if it's less than 40 degrees Fahrenheit) you're probably wearing it. That's right, we're talking about wool. But not...