Partnership Opportunities
- 1. JUST FOOD Connecting communities with the resources & support they need to make fresh, locally grown food accessible to all New Yorkers
- 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE Just Food trains groups to start & run CSA projects. CSAs buy shares in a farmers’ growing season & in return receive weekly deliveries of fresh produce & other locally, sustainably-grown products.
- 3. URBAN AGRICULTURE Just Food provides training & technical assistance to community gardeners to grow food and to market their produce in low-income neighborhoods.
- 4. CITY CHICKEN PROJECT The City Chicken Project works with experienced chicken keepers in NYC to create model projects from which gardeners can learn how to keep happy, healthy, & productive chickens
- 5. FARM SCHOOL NYC Provides professional training in urban agriculture for NYC residents. The program promotes the self-reliance of communities & inspires positive local action around issues of food access & social, economic, & racial justice.
- 6. FARM-TO-FOOD PANTRY Just Food helps food pantries & other emergency food programs make fresh, nutritious, locally-grown food available to families & individuals in need.
- 7. COMMUNITY FOOD EDUCATION Just Food bridges the gap between access to healthy food & improved nutrition by teaching New Yorkers to cook farm fresh foods to feed themselves, their families, & their community.
- 8. PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES • Fund a Program • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for your workplace • Events Sponsorship • Volunteer Opportunities • In-kind Donations • Educational Opportunities
- 9. FUND A PROGRAM • Underwriting Just Food’s work in: • Community Supported Agriculture • Urban Agriculture • Farm School NYC • Farm to Food Pantry • Community Food Education • Building a healthier & more vibrant local food system for all New Yorkers
- 10. COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) FOR YOUR WORKPLACE • Keep employees happy & healthy with fresh, local produce • Weekly deliveries of seasonal produce to your workplace • Just Food will support your workplace in starting & growing your CSA
- 11. EVENT SPONSORSHIP • Just Food organizes dynamic events year- round • Sponsorship offers partners unique promotional & marketing opportunities • Our premier events are: • Just Food Conference: Two days of workshops & skill building sessions • Let Us Eat Local: A tasting benefit celebrating locally grown.
- 12. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES • Team building events with urban gardens & farms • Special projects utilizing your skills & talents • Individuals & groups are welcome • Lets grow, learn, & work together
- 13. IN-KIND DONATIONS • Looking to reach conscientious consumers in & around NYC? • Provide donations of sustainable edible & non-edible products • For programs & educational and fundraising events
- 14. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES • Expert Staff & community trainers are available to provide presentations & interactive workshops • Potential topics include: • What is CSA? • Canning & Preserving • How to Enjoy & Preserve Herbs
- 16. CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: TWITTER: @JUSTFOOD FACEBOOK.COM/JUSTFOOD.ORG INSTAGRAM: @JUSTFOODNYC For more information and details please contact: Jessica Gaffney Events & Marketing Director Jessica.Gaffney@justfood.org 212-645-9880 ext. 232
Editor's Notes
- #4: Meanwhile in the City…
- #5: The City Chicken Project!2012 new projects:Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, Bed-Stuy BrooklynCypress Hill Verde, Cypress Hills, BrooklynCommunity School 211, Tremont, BronxP.S. 11, Chelsea2013: 3 new sites at school!
- #6: Farm School NYC's second year (2012), 795 students have taken 64 classes.
- #8: In 2012 our Community Food Education program trained19 new community members.
- #16: 3 new Chicken sites at schools!) 10(?) CSAsNew Markets - 5 groups trainingNew FFFA farmer – Fog & Thistle160 cooking demos50 City Farms workshops2013 farm school incoming classStrategic Planning?Other new programming?
- #17: Go to: http://justfood.org/farmer-outreach/meet-just-food-farmer Watch Glebocki, Gonzalez, Stoneledge