The town of Pignon in Haiti is located in the central plateau region. The nearest large towns are Hinche and Mirebalais. Our working partner Roger Gietzen has been assisting folks in this town for two years. They have access to breadfruit but it’s been...
And it’s even better when made with breadfruit flour! It’s most popular in Jeremie and now is spreading all over Haiti. Jeremie is located near the end of Haiti’s southern peninsula. It was an active port for ships trading goods around the...
In December, Trees That Feed co-founders Mary and Mike McLaughlin traveled to Haiti. They held a conference to share knowledge about breadfruit trees, their planting, care, reaping, and more. There was an excellent discussion about how to start and manage a small...
Fresh breadfruit is known and loved across Haiti. But breadfruit flour is relatively a new idea. It’s a great ingredient, nutritious and gluten free. Soon we think it will be a part of mainstream culinary habits in Haiti. To that end, Trees That Feed...
Jeremie Breadfruit, a partner of TTFF’s, distributed trees this week to a women’s group in Duchene, Haiti. We love working with local suppliers to support the local economy. Thanks to our generous TTFF supporters for providing these fruit trees!
TTFF partners with Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) in Gonaives, Haiti. The first TTFF breadfruit trees planted through this partnership in 2014 are bearing fruit! Here is a photo of Jules Marcelus, SFA member and farmer, caring for his breadfruit tree. He is...
