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P.E.I. potato grower successfully hikes up Mount Kilimanjaro as fundraiser for Farmers Helping Farmers

Barry Cudmore reaches the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Brackley Beach, P.E.I. potato farmer Barry Cudmore combined two of his biggest passions this fall: his love of trekking and his dedication to the Island-based non-profit organization, Farmers Helping Farmers. He successfully reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, and along the way, raised thousands of dollars for FHF.…

Improved cooking stoves are a game changer

By Colleen Walton, FHF Project Committee member Improved cookstoves are key item in ‘critical infrastructure’ provided to women’s grouppartners, along with water collection and storage. Improved cookstoves provide a ‘double dividend’ of reducing fuel need, and thus deforestation, and reducing the exposure of women and children to high levels of indoor pollutants (carbon monoxideand suspended…

Volunteering in Kenya in 2023 – are you interested?

Are you interested in volunteering in Kenya for 3 weeks in January and February? Would you like to have tree-ripened mangoes to eat every day in Kenya for three weeks in January and February? Farmers Helping Farmers is making plans to travel and work in Kenya for 3 weeks from approximately January 20 until February…

School Nutrition Clubs: Improving community food security

By Colleen Walton School nutrition clubs engage a small group of senior primary students to learn, develop and practice skills in good food and nutrition. In a five-session program, James and Brian meet students after school and involve them in planning and growing vegetables in a school-based kitchen gardening. Students are coached in preparing a…

By Ken MellishThe area where FHF works in Kenya is experiencing a very serious drought. Because the area where wework is geographically diverse, the effects vary widely. The most serious effects are in the northern areaof Meru County where the situation is described as “dire“ by our staff. People do not have anything toeat, and…

After a 3 year hiatus due to Covid, the 14th Village Feast is finally back! The annual community feast is scheduled to happen on July 9th, 2023. We are very excited to be able to celebrate our good fortunes again, and raise the funds necessary to support our organizations, which include Farmers Helping Farmers. Even…

Celebrating the 2022 Volunteer of the Year

Winston Johnston named 2022 Farmers Helping Farmers Volunteer of the Year Long time volunteer Winston Johnston was recently named the 2022 Farmers Helping Farmers Volunteer of the year, an award presented in Charlottetown during the organization’s Annual General Meeting in July 2022. “Volunteer of the Year” recognizes an active member who has volunteered significant hours…

Book inspired by FHF experience in Kenya nominated for PEI Book Award

Broken Crayons nominated for 2022 Prince Edward Island Book Award Patsy Dingwell and her grand-daughter at the launch of Broken Crayons Congratulations to Patsy Dingwell on her nomination for a PEI Book Award in the category of Children’s Literature. Broken Crayons tells the real-life story of Ms. Gillis, a preservice teacher at the University of…

Holiday Campaign success benefits families in Kenya

Generous donations top $95,000 in successful Farmers Helping Farmers holiday fundraiser January 1, 2022 Once again, our Holiday Campaign was very successful, thanks to your generosity! More than half of the rural people living in Meru County, Kenya, the area where Farmers Helping Farmers works, continue to suffer high levels of poverty and food insecurity. The campaign…

New nutrition clubs popular at Kenyan schools

After school nutrition clubs growing knowledge about healthy eating Brian Mutuma, the associate community nutritionist with the More Food, Better Food project, hasworked with the Murinya Primary school to set up a nutrition club with standard 6 and 7 students. The students meet after school to plant their own garden. They tend the garden and…

July 22, 2025
Farmers Helping Farmers Annual Barbeque Returns

Farmers Helping Farmers 37th fund raising Barbecue supports Farm Women and Global Food Security West Covehead, PEI - The …
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February 4, 2025
FHF Volunteers in Kenya 2025

Volunteers from Canada are preparing to travel to Kenya in 2025 to continue the work of Farmers Helping Farmers. They…
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October 21, 2024
Farmer Helping Farmers launches 2024 Holiday Campaign in support of families in Kenya

Weather extremes cause challenges for Kenyan farm families The Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign has many ways to help make…
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October 14, 2024
Fall Harvest Suppers another delicious success at The Mill in New Glasgow

Emily Wells fundraiser supports the work of the Farmers Helping Farmers Education Committee in Kenya Thank you to Chef Emily…
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October 3, 2024
New screen houses mean better gardens at Kenyan schools

New screen houses mean improved production and nutrition By Teresa Mellish Our school meal program is based on two staples:…
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October 1, 2024
Bringing improved seeds and plant materials to partners in Kenya

New potato and bean varieties will mean more food for farm families By Ken Mellish In Kenya, there is very…
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