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Category Archives: work

Planting Papaya & Maggots on the Volcano

A visit to Finca Bona Fide on the slopes of dormant volcano Maderas (Ometepe) …

Posted byMarek30 Jan 201430 Jan 2014Posted incanal, environment, food, Nicaragua, workTags: chicken, citrus, maderas, maggots, Nicaragua, ometepe, papaya, volcanoLeave a comment on Planting Papaya & Maggots on the Volcano

La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future

Here’s another project we’ve been working on at La Hermandad Coffee Camp …

Posted byMarek21 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: camps, coffee, future, Henniker, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, Planting Hope, san ramon, student artwork, work2 Comments on La Hermandad: Mirando el Futuro / Looking at the Future

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 …

Posted byMarek18 Jan 201419 Jan 2014Posted infood, Nicaragua, workTags: coffee, harvest, La Hermandad, plantation, workLeave a comment on Measuring the Harvest

Harvest Passing By School House Door

Drawn from my seat at the back of the room.

Posted byMarek17 Jan 201416 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, Nicaragua, workTags: coffee, harvest, La Hermandad, literacy, school, workLeave a comment on Harvest Passing By School House Door

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 …

Posted byMarek16 Jan 201411 Apr 2021Posted incoffee camps, environment, food, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: coffee, comics, harvest, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, planting, student artwork, work1 Comment on La Hermandad: How We Produce Coffee

“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 …

Posted byMarek11 Jan 201412 Jan 2014Posted incoffee camps, food, Nicaragua, workTags: camps, coffee, harvest, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, Planting HopeLeave a comment on “La Hermandad” Cafecultores

Middle Manager

“My mother works as a middle manager at a factory in the FREE TRADE ZONE outside Managua…”

Posted byMarek02 Dec 201305 Dec 2013Posted incanal, Nicaragua, workTags: clothing, factory, free trade, job, managua, zona franca1 Comment on Middle Manager

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