La panaderia almendra is now open!

La panaderia almendra is now open! Daysi has been hard at work with her new oven! For her first official bake she sold two pizzas and eight bags of breads! She is so grateful for all those who were involved and for those who have and continue to support her: “no tengo palabras para agradecer […]

Day four of July 2018 Oven Build: July 7th

Follow our 2018 July build on our blog. Here is an update from July 7th, enjoy!         The day started with lots of rain, which ultimately meant lots of mud. We made progress, we got wet, we got dirty, and there was lots of sweat! Great work boys and Josie.     […]

Day two of July 2018 Oven Build: July 5th

Follow our 2018 July build on our blog. Here are some pictures from July 5th, enjoy!   We leave Liberia for our home for the next 2 weeks: Horquetas de Sarapiqui   Each day is a new day, a new experience, a new wonder and a new love.   Each day we pray for God’s guidance, […]

Day one of July 2018 Oven Build: July 4th

Follow our 2018 July build on our blog. Here is our most recent post, enjoy!   We leave our beloved country on it’s birthday to celebrate a new kind of life in Horquetas de Sarapiqui   Each day is a new day, a new experience, a new wonder and a new love.   Each day we […]

Mi Amor’s Newest Arrival

If you remember last June we met Mi Amor the cow the Perez Family purchased with saved earnings. We are excited to announce Mi Amor just had a baby girl! This is great news as she will also be able to produce high quality milk for the Perez Family and their bakery.

Members of BriBri Women’s Group Visit San Marcos

The meeting with the women’s group from the BriBri Indian Tribe was positive and encouraging. So much so that two of the women were willing to leave their families and travel eight hours to an unknown place (San Macros de Cutris) with strangers; unsure of what to expect. For these women to show this kind […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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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