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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 byMarek30/01/201430/01/2014Posted 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 byMarek21/01/201421/01/2014Posted incoffee camps, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: camps, coffee, future, Henniker, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, Planting Hope, san ramon, 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 byMarek18/01/201419/01/2014Posted 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 byMarek17/01/201416/01/2014Posted 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 byMarek16/01/201416/01/2014Posted incoffee camps, environment, food, Nicaragua, student artwork, Translate this!, workTags: coffee, comics, harvest, La Hermandad, Nicaragua, planting, 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 byMarek11/01/201412/01/2014Posted 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 byMarek02/12/201305/12/2013Posted incanal, Nicaragua, workTags: clothing, factory, free trade, job, managua, zona franca1 Comment on Middle Manager

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