


Help us raise $20,000!
We are excited to invite you to help us magnify our message in 2022 by becoming a peer fundraiser for
our “Planting Your Future Today” campaign, beginning Nov. 29th.
The wisdom behind the Learning Center’s mission was tested over the past few years. With the onset of the pandemic, we witnessed international food supply chains immediately severed, and national and regional food supply chains weakened and failed. Those with resources and access responded by turning to farmers' markets and local CSAs to keep them healthy and well-fed while our farmers struggled to meet the sudden increase in demand.1 And far too many families were unable to take advantage of local sources, leaving 1 in 9 households2 without access to enough nutritious food to sustain a healthy life.
How do we ensure our farmers are prepared for future surges, and our communities have access to food in times of crisis?
We responded to this challenge with a deep re-commitment to our work, nurturing our staff and community, and building enduring partnerships with other like-minded individuals and organizations. We continued to provide support and education to our farmers, fresh produce to our friends and neighbors in need, and a safe place for young minds and hearts to grow. Our long-term success is achieved when our participants contribute to a more resilient food system, as farmers, consumers, advocates, and friends.
As we strive to bring resources to our communities for a better tomorrow, there is one resource we turn to today - our community of supporters! With your help to plant the seeds of giving among your peers, we can continue our work building a world of resilient systems and citizens. Join us and Plant Your Future today!
Together we can raise $20,000 before the end of 2022! By becoming a peer fundraiser you will use your passion, platforms, and connections to inspire those around you to support the mission. All materials and instructions will be provided - making it easy to use your voice to magnify this message to your friends and family. Learn how to register and utilize the provided materials here.
Your support is essential for strengthening relationships between farmers and the local people who rely on them. Together we plant your future - an equitable, healthful, culturally relevant, local farm and food economy that respects land and water, and the people and animals it sustains.
1 - https://www.farmaid.org/blog/fact-sheet/understanding-economic-crisis-family-farms-are-facing/
2 -https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-021-00732-2
