We were looking for fun yarn projects to take to Haiti next month, and happily found this technique to make a rounded braid. It looks a lot more complicated to make than it actually is, which is the best kind of craft to find. 1. Trace any cup to make a circle about 3.5″ […]
The girls began pummeling garlic and parsley in three separate batches, in wooden mortar and pestles on New Year’s Eve. Twenty girls strong were all participating in a task associated with the famous Haitian Winter Squash Soup known as Soup Joumou or Freedom Soup. To make enough soup for 40 people the girls would cut, […]
2nd Annual Voodoo Dinner at Monkeyflower Ranch Sept 22, 2012 3:00pm to sunset You are invited to join us for a relaxing afternoon of great food and wine on the farm in scenic North Monterey County. We will honor our donors at this five course Haitian-inspired meal on Monkeyflower Ranch; a working organic sheep […]
Project Hope Art is ready to go with our Moringa Tree Planter Project using recycled materials! In this case, we have coffee sacks and wire coat hangers. First, you take apart the hanger and make a circle. Then thread it through the open top of the coffee sack, which may have to get cut down […]
We’ve been busy building beautiful wooden frames from reclaimed pallets. Join us as we unveil our favorite 10 moments in time with the girls of OJFA. Light Refreshments and music along with visual delight await you on a beautiful Haitian Sunday Afternoon at the Kay Lavi Guesthouse in Delmas 41. We will also have an […]