Peguy is our Order Fulfillment and Butcher Shop Manager.  He has been such a blessing to our organization.  As we have said before, our goal is for New Roots to be Haitian run, and having Peguy on our side has brought us one GIANT step closer to this goal.  He is i ...

Two years ago if you would have asked me what regenerative agriculture was, I would have said that it is restoring abused natural resources.  I would not have had the passion behind my response that I do now.  Two years into farming in a holistic, land centric, grass ba ...

Since banks are rare and over crowed, in Haiti a home is a savings plan.  As families earn money they will invest it into building their home, little by little, block by block.  It's not uncommon for it to take a family 5+ years to finish their homes.  It's their promise of a ...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  This one is for sure.  This picture here shows exactly why we do what we do.  This is why we fundraise.  This is why we lay in bed until late hours of the night working.  This is why we live in Haiti.  This is why we started Ne ...

Vilbruim is an artist, a father, a husband, and a Christian. At one point he owned a successful business but unfortunately Vilbruims life was turned upside down when the Earthquake hit Haiti in 2010. He and his family have been struggling to survive ever since. I still very cl ...

The past month has been exceptionally wet.  We have had around 60 inches of rain and it just keeps coming down.  Cap Haitien is a mess and just keeps getting worse.  Last night it rained hard.  Nick kept going out to check the rain gauge.  5 inch.  20 mins later 7 inches. ...

Several years ago a pastor built a school in our Village of Chiron, however not enough parents had the ability to pay for tuition, so the school has sat empty for years.  The children who are fortunate enough to be able to attend school, now have to walk between 1-2 hours to n ...

When you choose to live your life on the mission field, you choose a life of vulnerability.  For Nick and I, the scariest part of starting our own Non Profit was the fear of fundraising.  This fear is the main reason we resisted going out on our o ...

By now you've probably heard us use the phrase "Chicken Tractor" a time or two.  You may be wondering what exactly this means.  What is it that makes a chicken tractor different from a typical chicken coop?  Well we are glad you asked!

The village that New Roots is built in is called Chiron (she-wonn). Chiron is located approximately 45 minutes South West of the airport in Cap Haitien. We are in the foot hills of the mountains and shadowed by the amazing Citadel that looks down on us. The Citadel is an amazing ...