Your support of the Farm Family Festival sends out ripples of global good. Thank you!
Net proceeds benefit five non-profit service projects:
The Gardens Program at Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota enables
Oglala Lakota families to augment their diets with fresh organic produce. At Pine
Ridge, 80% of the people live in poverty, and 40% of families experience food
insecurity. Community-based Slim Buttes Agricultural Development (SBAG) has
managed the program since 1985, providing garden tilling, seedlings, seeds,
tools and advice to participating families. Each spring, the program hosts a
weekly bilingual radio show in Lakota and English on KILI FM Lakota community
radio. “Talking of Things Growing” focuses on health and food, culture and
gardening. One of the oldest native-run gardening programs in the U.S., it has
since inspired other garden projects at Pine Ridge. Plenty International has been
a program partner since 1985 and serves as a fiscal sponsor. 
Karen’s Soy Nutrition Program in Guatemala City provides protein-rich
soymilk and cookies to children whose families live next one of the largest
landfills in Central America. Families here bring in a little income by recycling
materials from the landfill; many are single mothers. This long running program
employs a small team of local women from the area to make and distribute the
foods. About 300 children are served once a week. Plenty International has been
a program partner since 2009. 
More than Warmth is an educational project that helps students of all ages learn about world cultures and the lives of children in regions of strife and conflict. Students are then invited to respond by creating artwork on fabric squares that express images of peace and hope. These colorful squares are later sewn into quilts and sent to families recovering from natural disasters as well as schools for girls, orphanages, daycare centers, schools for the deaf, street children, trauma centers and refugees. This fosters understanding, connection and empathy towards others through nonviolent, nonpolitical, and nonreligious means. Since the project’s inception over 2500 quilts involving 10,000 students and 500 teachers have been sent to 43 countries!
Redwood Empire Food Bank has been feeding neighbors in need and leading
the community to end hunger since 1987. REFB distributes food through
programs and partner organizations working on the front lines of food assistance
in Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties. Individuals,
families, seniors, and children are served through three programs: Every Child,
Every Day addresses the nutritional needs of children through schools and
seasonal meal gaps. Senior Security serves 15,600 low-income seniors healthy,
fresh food. Neighborhood Hunger Network strives to improve community health
and well-being with food and nutrition education. https://www.refb.org
World Central Kitchen uses the power of food to nourish the world. For over a
decade, WCK has been first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to
humanitarian, climate, and community crises. WCK has provided hundreds of
millions of fresh, nourishing meals to impacted communities, supporting people
with dignity and hope in their time of greatest need. As powerfully stated by WCK
founder Chef José Andrés, “Wherever there’s a fight so hungry people may eat,
we will be there – we must be there.”
Thank you for your support!