http://heifer12x12.com A global blogging adventure to visit Heifer International projects in 12 countries in 12 months in 2012 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/4a6c44983279ded69c3507eb80dd3342?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://heifer12x12.com http://heifer12x12.com/2013/06/10/re-namaste-nepal/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/06/10/re-namaste-nepal/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:10:37 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4757 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/06/10/re-namaste-nepal/feed/ 12 Betty sun doors storefront door street life new water buffalo Beautiful Chepang girl, from an untouchable caste. A fancy sandalwood bier for the Brahmin class milk Yup, that's Everest! Chepang child fish pond A Heifer veterinarian beauty2 Rice field A woman in the cooperative at Shaktikor. That's some heifer! covered smile http://heifer12x12.com/2013/05/30/china-re-mix/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/05/30/china-re-mix/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:43 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4725 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/05/30/china-re-mix/feed/ 16 Betty man w pig2 Solemn Little Beauty little princess landscape Yi hat Waqi Wunin, my personal heroine The women of Fuxing & me. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA A circle of trust (and roasted potatoes) skeptical Leader Grand-daughter that pig daughter http://heifer12x12.com/2013/05/03/deep-thoughts-about-peru/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/05/03/deep-thoughts-about-peru/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:56:57 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4706 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/05/03/deep-thoughts-about-peru/feed/ 19 Betty thinker Machu Pichu RivasMoney photo from Wikipedia. Coming up to Chillcapata Gorgeous Lake Titicaca andres A million hours of work to create an arable plot of land. On the road to Chillcapata Pasco City is right on top of this ugly open mine. chillcapata mama 17-year old Rebecca Yanac keeps the breeding records for the family's alpaca herd. mom & baby Leidy Melisa Arpasi Calle (before I cut her braids & became her godmother) little one crafts http://heifer12x12.com/2013/04/16/haiti-re-mix/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/04/16/haiti-re-mix/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:07:55 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4648 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/04/16/haiti-re-mix/feed/ 9 Betty family old & new woman in red PAP Ivoire child carrying schoolboys! sweet girl Commute dapper On the road to Saint Raphael good goat boy old man firebrigade two boys http://heifer12x12.com/2013/04/01/the-improbable-campesino/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/04/01/the-improbable-campesino/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:57:23 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4633 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/04/01/the-improbable-campesino/feed/ 17 Betty a man on his farm collen & shad Beautiful Lake Atitlan the farm Chia... no pets. Kiddies seedlings The tipico plot size in Guatemala. chickens Papayas So pretty --( but their previous "house" was an 8' x 8' shed) A quick lesson in grafting avocado trees (Shad's grows 5 varieties). Tree tomatoes A pomegranate grows in Tzununa. baby lamb sunflower http://heifer12x12.com/2013/03/14/guatemala-re-mix/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/03/14/guatemala-re-mix/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:42:04 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4575 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/03/14/guatemala-re-mix/feed/ 28 Betty Beautiful Lake Atitlan I met these organic foodies in Quilinco, a lovely town north of Huehuetenago. What cuties! church It's hard work picking cabbages, and takes a family to do it. Juan, a cauliflower farmer and father of four, also raises pigs, chicken, sheep and cows. Even driving by, you're greeted like somebody special. (I always wave back!) Planting corn in tandem, with pole-diggers and bags of corn seed. Mountains, clouds & sky Sweet farm boy taking a break from planting & weeding. Everywhere I went, I saw people close to the animals that fed them -- remarkable how distant we've become from these animals that sustain us! Juanito was shy and only peeked out this window when he thought I wasn't looking. All dressed up & ready for the Feast of Maria Candelaria in Cunen Valley! These piglets saw me from across the courtyard and stalked right towards me like a little rock band... such attitude!! And of course, Guatemalan children are just off-the-charts adorable! http://heifer12x12.com/2013/01/04/a-bittersweet-goodbye/ http://heifer12x12.com/2013/01/04/a-bittersweet-goodbye/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:46:35 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4524 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2013/01/04/a-bittersweet-goodbye/feed/ 89 Betty DAWN schedule listening pig Thuli Maya Lama family Ecuador oh mama llama roundup landscape Ecuador cactus island cosmos rwanda Leidy cambodia girls woman & cow POG Laughing girl NEPAL GIRL sunset http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/31/what-i-ate-in-ecuador/ http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/31/what-i-ate-in-ecuador/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:25:13 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4519 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/31/what-i-ate-in-ecuador/feed/ 32 Betty The pride of the coast: fresh ceviche! Fried trout -- a lunch tipico! Breakfast of champions! Ecuadorian take-out! Pata de mule -- or mule's foot clam -- really HUGE! Every lunch starts with sopa .. this one was lentil. ...followed by this! cassava breakfast turnip Tree Tomatoes Cane sugar Corn Mix parsnips Fingers flying through the fava beans! "ice cream" http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/28/two-gorgeous-farms-one-heavenly-market/ http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/28/two-gorgeous-farms-one-heavenly-market/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:07:26 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4393 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/28/two-gorgeous-farms-one-heavenly-market/feed/ 30 Betty bee on blossom land Gloria & Lizbeth Pomaquiasa on their land. pacat market Yes, they're organic! citrus Patas Jorge's growing 4 different varieties of babaco - and I'd never even heard of babaco! Jorge Chonato - one happy farmer! Francisco Pomaquiasa. 20- year PACAT member. Gloria's farm cuy What a good helper!! truck loaded The frenzy begins.. So beautiful! And GREEN. carrots Maize radishes Inkaberries Last call for berries! Lizbeth with treat family at work farmer's daughter Gloria http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/23/viva-vega-alta/ http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/23/viva-vega-alta/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:11:23 +0000 Betty Londergan http://heifer12x12.com/?p=4382 ]]> http://heifer12x12.com/2012/12/23/viva-vega-alta/feed/ 16 Betty big ceiba sink young goat Simple .. and sensational. The Santos boys walking through the dry forest. (You can see the burning hillside on the left.) cleraing the pipe irrigation star Achiote, also called the "lipstick tree" produces seeds that are used in food coloring. fresh papaya Alexis, Darling & goats Rosanna & parrot cassava! They all liked her face .. and her hat... and her giant Black Tiger Shrimp! aw gee corn cakes bye bye Arcela (Rosanna & Santos's sister), Leonardo and her baby goats. Miguel Santos - my hearthrob!