Food
Cambodia
Story
With a practiced rhythm, Chun Sokun swings a net behind his shoulder, rocks forward and heaves the brown cords across his pond’s green water. As soon as the net settles, he pulls it in, hand over hand. … … Silver carp and catfish flop against each other …
Climate Change
Bangladesh
Story
… of two to three weeks. Then they add compost and plant seeds for crops. Although the pond will dry up by December, …
Climate Change
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda
Story
… garden kits which come complete with all the tools and seeds needed to start a large garden. MCC also advocates … She used other loans for solar lights, higher-quality seeds and more. … … — taking with them Ndiuzani Butao’s …
Poverty Reduction
Bangladesh
Story
Editor's note: This story appears in the spring | summer issue of A Common Place magazine. If you've already read Rina’s story of devotion and resilience there, we invite you to explore more photos of the Deuri family, then and now, here. Rina Deuri had …
Manitoba
Story
… Kyle Rudge ( 02:19 ): Anna's story of serving in the SEED program and receiving this quilt is what inspired us to … an acre, you're essentially covering the cost of seeding and care for an acre of crops. Once grown, the farmer …
Ohio, Great Lakes
Story
… into another world that is different from our own and seeds were planted within us of curiosity and love for the …
Peace, Food, Water, Health, Disaster response
Syria, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos), Guatemala, Zambia
Story
When you look at a tapestry or a beautifully woven rug, the first things you are likely to notice are the intricate patterns, rich colors or plush fibers. But underneath lies an important structure. Tightly strung threads, called the weft, run throughout …
Ontario
Story
… community partners with 300 gardening kits and potato seeds as part of an ongoing food sovereignty project. Part of …
Peace
Africa, Latin America
Story
… for local needs and preferences, recuperating ancestral seeds, replanting trees where colonial powers and mining …
Climate Change
Colombia
Story
… Sembrandopaz (short for Sembrando Semillas de Paz, Sowing Seeds of Peace). With Sembrandopaz’s support, Rodríguez and … also has an experimental farm where staff save native seeds that are resilient to heat and drought, and experiment …
Alimentos, Cambio climático
Puerto Rico
Story
… moments of prayer when I’m planting. I pray for that seed,” she says. Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean … work on it also helps me to connect and deepen this small seed.” … Through partnerships with organizations like Finca …