Posted November 13, 2017

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 […]

Posted November 12, 2017

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 […]

Posted November 12, 2017

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 […]

Posted October 9, 2017

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. […]

Posted September 29, 2017

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 […]

Posted September 15, 2017

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 […]

Posted August 14, 2017

Families Waiting for Ovens

Bricks to Bread has connected with two wonderful families in need of a sustainable income and we are excited about the possibility that we may be able to help both. A sustainable income from selling bread would not only change their lives, but also the lives of their children, and the lives of other families […]

Posted August 14, 2017

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 […]

Posted July 6, 2017

Rising to the occasion: Minnesota Bricks to Bread builds ovens for Costa Rican families

By Kara Hildreth From the June 29th Farmington Rosemount Independent Town Pages A Minnesota dark volcanic stone embedded as a keystone serves as a reminder to one Costa Rican family of how love rose to the occasion. Their outdoor brick oven came to be built after a simple conversation between friends, Jeff Larson and Nancy […]

Posted June 19, 2017

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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