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Making Briquettes
Our kiln in Bernico is making great charcoal. It just doesn't look quite like the charcoal your used too. The torrefication process turn...

Tom Stein
Apr 291 min read
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Happy Arbor Day
Cacia tree growing in Boucantise The Spanish village of Mondoñedo held the first arbor festival in 1594. The first American Arbor Day was...

Tom Stein
Apr 281 min read
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Sugarcane Harvest
Example tabletop sugarcane juicer, our farm will need a much larger version. This week I talked to our farm manager about our sugar cane...

Tom Stein
Apr 281 min read
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Education is a Way out of Poverty
Good Morning. As you know I have been working in and with Haiti for the past 16 years. The organization that my wife I first created...

Tom Stein
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Tree Planting in Bernico
As the rain season ends, it's time to prepare the farm for the dry dark winter. Workers are weeding the edges of the fields to protect...

Tom Stein
Nov 7, 20241 min read
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BonZeb Sugar Field
Adding to our current stock of congo beans, pistachios, peanuts, tapioca, and sweet potatoes; we've recently planted a crop of...

Tom Stein
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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Global Giving Bonus Day
July is upon us and there is a lot happening. GlobalGiving's July Bonus Day is designed to celebrate high-dollar donors and help...

Tom Stein
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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Annual school costs needed for students in Haiti
Tool room at Cardinal Keeler School in Gonaives Good morning. I hope and pray that you are well and safe. BonZeb is not only an...

Tom Stein
Jul 9, 20232 min read
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Looking for volunteers
Want to join us in making a difference? BonZeb is looking for a few new board members. We would like to find someone with a background...

Tom Stein
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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Thrivent Choice Giving.
Thrivent Choice is a charitable grant program that gives Thrivent clients with membership the opportunity to contribute to causes they...

Tom Stein
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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The Roots of Haitian Poverty
If the average American knows one thing about Haiti, it’s that Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Many Haitians...

Aaron Stein
Jun 9, 20224 min read
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The Ransom of Haiti
Over the weekend, the New York Times published a series of articles under the banner "the Ransom" about the colonial history of Haiti....

Tom Stein
May 24, 20221 min read
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Help4Haiti Ready to Plant
The farm in Cabaret is shaping up.

Tom Stein
Apr 27, 20221 min read
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Announcing a New Partnership for Good Grass
On January 1st, our partners at Help4Haiti launched a fifty carreaux (about 160 acres) farm in Cabaret near Arcahaie. In the coming...

Tom Stein
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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BonZeb Donors Make Education Possible
Thanks to everyone who donated items for our last supply shipment. We were able to distribute books and school supplies at several day...

Tom Stein
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Ten years after devastating earthquake, Haiti shakes once again.
This morning, a 7.2 magnitude quake shook the south western peninsula of Haiti. This lasted tremor was more powerful than the 2010...

Tom Stein
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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Help4Haiti and BonZeb
Our partners, Help4Haiti, are raising funds to start a BonZeb farm in Dume. You can see Help4Haiti founder Louis Chalmers touring the...

Tom Stein
Jul 14, 20211 min read
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Kiln Delivered!
It's been a rocky year of missed opportunities, but last week our kiln was finally delivered to the BonZeb farm. Now the work begins with...

Tom Stein
May 17, 20211 min read
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Expanding the Board
BonZeb is looking for a new board member, ideally someone with grant writing experience. If this describes you or someone you know,...

Tom Stein
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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The Year in Review
2020 started on a very promising note for BonZeb. Haiti was reopening after months of political strife and protests. During our January...

Tom Stein
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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