13Mar

Indigenous Women’s Group Learns About Bricks to Bread

As mentioned earlier Co-Founder, Nancy Alvarado, is currently in Costa Rica visiting with on the ground partners and potential new oven recipients. On Friday, March 9th Nancy and Cristina Perez traveled by boat to the small indigenous community of the BriBri Indian Tribe. There they met with a woman’s group and a Peace Corps volunteer […]

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. […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

17May

Bricks to Bread: The Next Step

In a few weeks Bricks to Bread Board President, Nancy Alvarado, will travel to Costa Rica on a scouting trip for the recipients of oven number two and assist in completing the final stage of oven one. She will also be meeting with several agencies that have expressed interest in partnering with our cause. This […]

27Apr

San Marcos Spring Update

Hello everyone! We just received another update from the family that received our first oven in San Marcos. At Bricks to Bread we believe accountability is key to ensuring the success of our ovens. Laura and Cristina Perez are doing an amazing job at keeping us informed about how their business is growing and what […]

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