In basic terms, Community Supported Agriculture, a CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production. Typically, members or "share-holders" of the farm or garden pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation and farmer's salary. In return, they receive shares in the farm's bounty throughout the growing season, as well as satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating directly in food production. Members also share in the risks of farming, including poor harvests due to unfavorable weather or pests. By direct sales to community members, who have provided the farmer with working capital in advance, growers receive better prices for their crops, gain some financial security, and are relieved of much of the burden of marketing.
Project-44 would like to take this concept and mix it up a little. We are starting a GSA ( God Supported Agriculture). The CSA's that I have looked into sell a share of the harvest before it is planted for roughly $900 a year. In return they hope to provide 1 box of fresh organically grown produce a week for 30 weeks of the year. Here God has provided ( as always ), and we would like to identify families who could most benefit from fresh organically grown produce for free.
What we need are people willing to sponsor these families. The sponsors responsibility will be to gather all of the information on the family and tell us about them, be willing to see that the veggies are delivered to the family every week from a central distribution center, bring them to our cooking classes, and canning/ pickling classes, and help us track the benefits from the program. The cooking/ canning classes will be designed to show them how to prepare and process the vegetables, and will be held monthly.
Our sincere hope in all of this is that instead of throwing a Bible at someone, or just using words, that we will have a whole year to spend with these families and truly show them Gods love with our actions. When we care about someone's family, health, and basic needs we show them God.
If you know of someone this program would help, would like to sponsor a family, or would like to help us in any other way please call Margret @ 817-313-6916 or Ben @ 817-727-2229. Or visit our website
www.Project-44.org for more information about this or any of our other ministries.
Project-44 would like to take this concept and mix it up a little. We are starting a GSA ( God Supported Agriculture). The CSA's that I have looked into sell a share of the harvest before it is planted for roughly $900 a year. In return they hope to provide 1 box of fresh organically grown produce a week for 30 weeks of the year. Here God has provided ( as always ), and we would like to identify families who could most benefit from fresh organically grown produce for free.
What we need are people willing to sponsor these families. The sponsors responsibility will be to gather all of the information on the family and tell us about them, be willing to see that the veggies are delivered to the family every week from a central distribution center, bring them to our cooking classes, and canning/ pickling classes, and help us track the benefits from the program. The cooking/ canning classes will be designed to show them how to prepare and process the vegetables, and will be held monthly.
Our sincere hope in all of this is that instead of throwing a Bible at someone, or just using words, that we will have a whole year to spend with these families and truly show them Gods love with our actions. When we care about someone's family, health, and basic needs we show them God.
If you know of someone this program would help, would like to sponsor a family, or would like to help us in any other way please call Margret @ 817-313-6916 or Ben @ 817-727-2229. Or visit our website
www.Project-44.org for more information about this or any of our other ministries.
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