A visit to Finca Bona Fide on the slopes of dormant volcano Maderas (Ometepe) …
Category Archives: food
Camp Kitchen
Here’s our camp kitchen… the morning tortillas are fresh off the pan:
Measuring the Harvest
The whole plantation pauses as picking stops for the afternoon, and everyone gathers at the beneficio to measure out each team’s haul …
Harvest Passing By School House Door
Drawn from my seat at the back of the room.
Artistas Pinoleras
I caught these two sisters drawing before camp one morning this week …
Coffee Harvest Sketch (Guest Post)
Brigade member Kjol Johnson contributes this sketch …
La Hermandad: How We Produce Coffee
Here, my students would like to give you a basic overview of the various stages of coffee production on their semi-organic plantation …
Snacktime at Ocalca
Whiteboard comics from afternoon refrigerio (snack time) at Ocalca …
“La Hermandad” Cafecultores
Instead of hauling out a camera to document the coffee harvest, I’ve been ducking out of the rain long enough to sketch …
Three Medios (Jenner)
Juana & Martin may be cutting coffee to send to their sister community in NH…
“I Will Eat Roast Venison” (Alexander)
Drawn by Alexander during art classes at Casa Del Nino, San Ramon, Nicaragua (2011):
“Pollito” (Reyna)
“Pollito” drawn by Reyna (HSR Comics Exchange 2010):
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