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Minute for Mission: International Day for Farmers’ Struggles

Posted March 15th, 2023

Do you thank farmers when you say grace before a meal? In a globalized food system, you have many farmers to cover! And a substantial number of them are scattered around the world, growing everything from coffee and cacao, to cantaloupes and chickens. Yes, despite the fact that the U.S. grows its own melons and millions of chickens, we both export and import those very same items.

Give a gift from the heart this Valentine’s Day

Posted February 1st, 2022

Forrest Gump’s mama had it right. With a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. But with the Presbyterian Giving Catalog, you do!

Gardens in Haiti offer both food and dignity

Posted December 2nd, 2021

In 2013, mission co-workers Cindy Corell and Mark Hare were working with Viljean Louis, coordinator of the Peasant Movement of Bayonnais in Haiti. More than 100 people in the mountain community arrived to receive training for starting yard gardens. They were to learn the skills and then share them with neighbors.

Minute for Mission: International Day of Farmers’ Struggles

Posted March 24th, 2017

April 17, 2017 Small-scale farmers—women and men—feed us all. Their labor keeps us alive. They care for the soil, the seeds, the land and the waters. They make up nearly… Read more »