
B-Vitamins: A Guest Post By Deanna Balberman
B vitamins are essential for many functions in the human body. They help convert carbohydrates to glucose, aid in fat and protein metabolism, and play a major role in supporting the nervous system. Additionally, they can aid the skin, hair, eyes, mucosal linings, and...
How Women are the Key to Eliminating Hunger
What does food mean to you? It’s a vital source required for survival. I truly believe that, no matter what, everyone can agree that food is a right. So if we can agree that food is a basic human right, isn’t it shocking that the UN reported over 815 million...
A Letter from the Chairman for Gracie’s 16th Birthday
Happy Birthday Gracie! It is hard for me to believe that Gracie is 16 years old today for 2 reasons: What she has accomplished in her life so far, the impact she has made – dramatically improving the lives of so many people – eclipses what most of us will do in...
Women’s Equality
After nearly 100 years of fighting to have a voice, the United States granted women the right to vote in 1920. This movement was beautifully peaceful. It is important to me to carry on this spirit as we fight for human rights here in Haiti. The ratification of the...His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden?
It’s amazing what accomplishing something can do for a kid’s self-esteem. Source: His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden?
World Food Day | the hungriest people in the world
“We can indeed eliminate the scourge of hunger in our lifetime.” – Jose Graziano da Silva | Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | According to the data shown in the report (link above), Haiti has the HIGHEST percentage of its population that is undernourished.

#ONEderWoman
ONE is an international campaigning and advocacy organization cofounded by Bono of the band U2. ONE has played an important role in persuading governments to support effective programs and policies that are making a measurable difference in combating extreme poverty...
Candy vs. The Tomato
We are proud to announce that a fruit (or vegetable – depending on who you ask) is the new sweet treat here in Haiti! We recently picked a large harvest of cherry tomatoes and the children loved them. When we started this particular micro-farm, the kids were...
Meet Jimmy
We would like to introduce you to Jimmy. Who is Jimmy? Jimmy is greatly respected (and equally feared) among the community of street children in Port au Prince, Haiti. He runs Zanfan Lakay, a home of 83 former street children. These children, who once had no one...
Meet Ovince Saint Preux!
We’re really excited to be teaming up with Ovince St. Preux and Athletes Brand for an exclusive, limited time t-shirt that will help us continue to bring healthy and nutritious food to Haiti. Ovince is just as excited as we are about using sustainable...
World Social Justice Day
February 20th is World Social Justice Day; and we at Harvest107 are more determined than ever to bring equality to impoverished communities. Over the past year and a half, Harvest107 has been committed to fighting hunger and malnutrition through education and...
Progress at the Maison des Enfants de Dieu orphanage!
We just received an update from one of our latest projects! Franckis Alexis, the garden manager at the Maison des Enfants de Dieu orphanage, has reported that everything is growing great. We are especially excited about the progress of our greens. Local farmers told...
#GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is December 2nd. Now, in its third year, #GivingTuesday is an opportunity to give to charitable organizations around the world. And, as the holidays approach, there is no better time than now to give so that organizations can provide resources to...
Meet Johnny Pepper
Meet Johnny Pepper. His “real” name is Jonathan and he was found in the trash in Port au Prince, Haiti about 3 weeks ago. He is malnourished and starving to death. Johnny Pepper is the reason that we do what we do. By making healthy, nutritous food...
Together We Build – Harvesting Haiti
Together We Build – Harvesting Haiti from Harvest107 on Vimeo.
Why Hunger?
Hunger and malnutrition are problems that plague a large portion of the world. According to the FAO, about 805 million people in the world are chronically malnourished-the majority of whom are women and children. In developing countries, where malnutrition...
Seeds & Solutions in Haiti
Last week, we visited our project sites, took some measurements, and started over 300 seeds – they are cropping up nicely! We are partnering with an organization here in Haiti called SOIL for our soil/compost. They help with issues in Haiti by providing jobs,...