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Breadfruit Yield Study Report Issued
After a 12 month study, our draft report on breadfruit yield and seasonality in Jamaica is now released. Big thanks go to our donors and academic sponsors! Although still in draft form, there’s quite a bit of interesting information. For example, … Continue reading
Vodka Distilled from Breadfruit!
Award-winning chef Todd Manley, based in the US Virgin Islands, has launched a fabulous new product based on breadfruit. Vodka! Vodka is traditionally made from potatoes, but we at Trees That Feed Foundation often call breadfruit “a potato on a … Continue reading
Delicious dried mangoes from Haiti
Congratulations to the team from Beehive Wood Shop Classroom! That includes Augustane Mexny, Jonathan Euler and Roger Gietzen of Global Freedom Project. They built a solar dryer to TTFF specifications and are now in full production of dried mangoes! They … Continue reading
Successful Cooking School in Pignon, Haiti
The town of Pignon in Haiti is located in the central plateau region. The nearest large towns are Hinche and Mirebalais. Our working partner Roger Gietzen has been assisting folks in this town for two years. They have access to … Continue reading
Breadfruit to East Africa
Ecstatic we are to report our second shipment of trees has arrived safely. They flew into Nairobi, Kenya, courtesy of Cultivaris in Germany and National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Hawaii. With a little help from Trees That Feed Foundation too, … Continue reading
Here’s what we’ve done in 2018 …
… thanks to you and your support! It’s a lot in just one year. Your donations, your volunteer efforts, have all helped. You’ve been talking about us, spreading our news, and “liking” our social media. Thanks! Word of mouth is … Continue reading
3,000 Breadfruit trees go to St. Croix, US VI
As TTFF spreads our branches … er … wings … we’ve now sent 3,000 donated breadfruit trees to St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. We owe a huge vote of thanks to Ken Banks and Nate Olive, for getting … Continue reading
Solar Dryer Engineering Drawings Ready!
Thanks to Northwestern University’s Engineering School, Dr. Stacy Benjamin, and Allison O’Donnell, we now have detailed engineering drawings completed! These are available to anyone who want to consider construction of their own solar dryer. Remember, it’s suitable for dehydrating breadfruit … Continue reading
Mary featured on WGN-TV
Steve Sanders, popular host of WGN TV’s Midday News, invited Mary to talk about Trees That Feed Foundation. The idea is to spread the word about TTFF’s work, and also encourage support for all organizations doing this kind of work, … Continue reading
Solar dryer is in operation!
Trees That Feed co-founder Mike McLaughlin is a Physics major (BSc, University of the West Indies). He designed this hybrid solar dryer, to dehydrate fresh fruit and preserve it with a long shelf life. The first live prototype in Jamaica … Continue reading
