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WHAT WE DO
We plant fruit trees. We’re in Haiti, Jamaica, many other Caribbean countries, also Central America and Africa. We donate breadfruit trees, mango trees, avocados, cashews, and many fruit trees. Our vision is seeing self-sustaining communities and entrepreneurs, based on agroforestry.
Find out more about us, and support us if you can!
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Our Impact
Trees That Feed Foundation has provided
- nearly 200,000 fruit trees,
- 25 sets of food processing equipment,
- 18 tons of breadfruit flour,
- over 500,000 locally produced meals, and
- thousands of educational coloring books.
Now in 18 countries, our impact is growing!
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Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Michael McLaughlin on Breadfruit to East Africa
- Metas on Breadfruit to East Africa
- Mary McLaughlin on CariPhil Alliance, our newest Partner, planting 1,000,000 trees
- Mike on The World is Discovering Breadfruit
- Michael McLaughlin on Map of Breadfruit Farms and Processors in Jamaica
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Category Archives: Recent News
200,000 Trees–A Big Milestone!
The good news just won’t quit! We just issued our Annual Report (read it here). Lots of good stuff there. But today, with delivery of 600 young breadfruit trees to Northern Caribbean University’s Dr Vincent Wright, we passed a big … Continue reading
Read Our 2019-20 Annual Report
Hot off the Press! Our very latest Annual Report is out! In 2019 we provided nearly 25,000 high quality fruit trees in Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda! And there’s much more news. Africa, Haiti, other countries, … Continue reading
Arbor Day 2020
Earth Day was yesterday and Arbor Day is tomorrow. These two days are cousins … closely related. Earth Day is now 50 years old while Arbor Day started back in 1872! Some of you may have received our Earth Day … Continue reading
TTFF Welcomes Joe Matara to the Board of Directors
TTFF is proud to announce the addition of Joseph Matara, CPA to our governing board. Joe was born in Kenya. He was educated in the US, earning his BS, MBA and CPA in New Jersey. He has wide professional … Continue reading
CariPhil Alliance, our newest Partner, planting 1,000,000 trees
The Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance is a regional charity, based in Jamaica. They were launched in 2019 with a focus on accelerating achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. To accomplish this they’re seeking to develop partnerships across the Caribbean region. … Continue reading
Breadfruit Propagation in Haiti…it’s Working!
We’re happy to report that St. Joseph Clinic in Thomassique, Haiti, is successfully propagating breadfruit seedlings! This is very exciting for us … we really want to plant more trees. SJC is also producing breadfruit flour from 15 trees donated … Continue reading
We told you … the World is Discovering Breadfruit!
The government in the Phillippines is now looking at breadfruit to boost food security. Many locations in the Phillippines are ideal for growing breadfruit. As in the Caribbean years ago, the fruit was available but taken for granted. Now, artocarpus … Continue reading
The World is Discovering Breadfruit
We are delighted to see the world waking up and discovering (rediscovering?) breadfruit. We’ve seen three major media exposures recently. In November CBS Sunday Morning visited the National Tropical Botanic Garden, saw the collection of breadfruit trees and interviewed Dr … Continue reading
Food Tank features Trees That Feed Foundation
Food Tank is a think tank working to improve nutrition, educate, and improve food systems. Trees That Feed is a member of their network. Recently Food Tank featured a nicely written short article about us. We’re delighted to get the … Continue reading
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
