21Jan

2018 Oven Build

Now that we have all settled into the New Year we are getting excited as we prepare for our upcoming build in July of 2018. This year we are building an oven for a family of five, the Bustos-Moya Family. We will spend about a month in Costa Rica working with our local partners, the […]

20Nov

Going Shopping? You Shop. Amazon Gives!

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost upon us! If you are an Amazon shopper you can support Bricks to Bread simply by adding us as your Amazon Smile Charity. All it takes is a few clicks! We’d like to thank everyone who has already added us as their charity of choice! We have already […]

13Nov

Give to the Max 2017 – Mothers & Daughters Business Development Training – $2,000 Goal

Give to the Max 2017 – Mothers & Daughters Business Development Training – $2,000 Goal When you support Bricks to Bread you are helping a mother provide for her family. In Costa Rica opportunities for women to provide income for their families are limited, especially in rural communities. The global expansion of big agricultural businesses and […]

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12Nov

More Than Just An Oven

Hello family, friends, lovers of bread and supporters of great causes. This coming Thursday, Nov. 16th, is Give the Max Day. Once again we have set a lofty goal of $2,000. This year the funds will help support a lesser known aspect of our brick oven program, continuing education and professional development. Bricks to Bread […]

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09Oct

Tropical Storm Nate

We have more news from Costa Rica about the effects of Tropical Storm Nate on our Bricks to Bread families. This summer we connected with two wonderful families about the possibility of building ovens at their homes. Daysi’s family lives in Heredia Province and has informed us that their home and town are doing well. […]

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29Sep

Thank You

We wanted to send out a message of thanks to everyone who stopped by and visited our booth at the 2017 Lakeville Area Arts Festival. We had two great days and this year the booth was operated by Nancy, Chato and Ana Grace. It was very special to sell bread as a family and share […]

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15Sep

Bricks to Bread Returns to Art Festival

In 2016, Bricks to Bread was invited to promote our cause at the Lakeville Area Arts Festival. It was our first year as a registered 501(c)(3) and we did not have any experience in selling bread at a large scale event. We quickly gathered some volunteers, put together a display and baked bread without knowing […]

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14Aug

2017 Bricks to Bread Summer Benefit

On Saturday, August 12th Bricks to Bread held a private fundraiser, which ended up being our first large scale event. A very gracious and generous supporter offered to host a small private event at her lakeside home in Prior Lake. We gladly took her up on her offer and began planning a quaint and intimate […]

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19Jun

San Marcos: The Final Phase

Nancy and Laura went to the Health Department (similar to FDA) to pick up their now approved application/permit to build the final phase of the San Marcos oven; a 12×12 processing and packaging room.

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12Jun

Welcome to the family Mi Amor

Meet Mi Amor (My Love). She is a product of Bricks to Bread. The Perez Family had been setting aside half of their earnings, and any coins they received, in a piggy bank. They were saving money with the intent to buy this high quality milk producing calf. In two years, when she is old […]

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