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Chopped Week

Editor’s Note: After going over budget on groceries one week, the Casa San Salvador community decided to take a creative approach to meal planning.  Living in a house with 12 people has been quite a unique experience, particularly in the realm of cooking. One week, the community tried a different approach to meal planning: Chopped week.…

Food on Mission

Nate writes: Here is a photo of our weekly food consumption for one week. FMS supports us with a monthly stipend that compares closely to the minimum wage of an average “official” work sector job of a Bolivian. And it’s worth noting that the majority of Bolivians work some where within the bounds of an unofficial…

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