04Mar

Bricks to Bread is Charging Ahead!

Bricks to Bread is charging ahead! President and Co-Founder, Nancy Alvarado, will be traveling back to Costa Rica in the coming weeks to meet with more individuals interested in our mission. There are three communities with that would like to learn more about our ovens and see the San Marcos oven in action. Nancy will […]

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 […]

14Nov

Brick Ovens Change Communities

In Minnesota we are fortunate. If you lose your job or barely make enough money to make ends meet, there is help. We have state run social service programs and nonprofits focused on supplying extra food, bus passes and housing vouchers. In rural Costa Rica that type of assistance doesn’t exist. Families in tough situations […]

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

Only A Few More Days!

Please donate to our cause on this spectacular day of fundraising in Minnesota! Last year we made our goal. Help us reach our goal again this year! How You Can Help 1. Donate through our GiveMN page today through November 16th at 11:59pm. 2. Share our GiveMN link on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter 3. Fundraise […]

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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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