From bare sticks to a bountiful harvest

When we first met Sharin Moznette, the founder of Open Arms India (OAI), in January 2011, and started talking about moringa, we had no idea how far-reaching our conversation would be!  Since OAI provides schools, orphanages, clinics and churches for impoverished...

Eating Greens & Pressing Oil

Jeri and I just finished our week of Tropical Agriculture Development training at ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) in Ft. Meyers, Florida.  It was absolutely fascinating and we found a number of plants that will compliment moringa in providing...

World Water Day – March 22, 2012

United Nations World Water Day!  According to the UN, “There are 7 billion people to feed on the planet today and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050. Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the...

Baby Moringa trees in Jakarta, Indonesia!

The students at Hope International School in Jakarta, Indonesia, are learning all about growing and using moringa trees thanks to our dear friend, Lowell Lux.  Strong Harvest provided seeds and information so that these kids could learn about this fantastic tree!...

SHI Returns to Nicaragua!

It was an amazing six days!    Last month I (Rick) returned to Nicaragua to follow up on the contacts we’d made last June regarding starting moringa projects there. This is the first of several posts about what turned out to be an incredible week! As I’d...