Dear Friend of the Farm,
Greetings from the Farm! Hopefully this newsletter finds you all doing well and weathering the last (hopefully!) of the summer heat. We had a couple of weeks to catch our breath but now we’re busily preparing for the upcoming Fall CSA, autumn school tours, pecan harvest and Fall Farm Day – in short we’re getting busy and we need your help! As usual I’m sending along this newsletter to those of you who have volunteered at the farm before as well as those of you who have expressed interest in doing so in the future. Listed below are a few opportunities for helping out that we have on the horizon as well as a few events World Hunger Relief is going to be involved in that we thought you might find interesting. Please give us a call or shoot us an email if you would like to lend a hand with one of the items below, or just show up and we'll put you to work! Feel free to pass this newsletter along to others that might be interested – all of us here at the World Hunger Relief Farm are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Matt Hess
Education Director
Fall Farm Day:
It still seems way too hot to be thinking about autumn but it’s just around the corner despite what the thermometer says and that means we’re already planning for our Fall Farm Day. This year's date is October 27th and as usual it will be packed with good food, live music, guest speakers, educational activities, farm tours and lots more! We’ll be needing lots of help leading up to the big day and even more help the day of the event so start thinking now about how you’d like to help out. We’ll keep you posted as the day draws near but mark your calendars now!
Farm and Food Leader’s Training:
We’re really excited about this opportunity for learning and conversation coming up in a couple of weeks on September 20-21 at Carver Park Baptist Church. In conjunction with the Texas Organic Farmer’s and Gardener’s Association (TOFGA) we’re co-hosting a two-day workshop designed to expand grassroots leadership around the state on current issues relating to food and farm policies. Multiple groups, facilitated by TOFGA are working to build a network of leaders who are informed and equipped to better communicate about farm and food policies in their communities. There is going to be an exciting group of participants and speakers from a wide variety of sectors and a little something for everyone to learn. For more information check out the detailed schedule on TOFGA's website, download a PDF flyer or give us a call at the farm.
Volunteer Training:
Coming up on Saturday October 6th we’ll be hosting a volunteer training day here at the World Hunger Relief Farm. Many of you have expressed an interest in helping out with our educational tours and activities like LOTOS and this is your chance to learn the ropes! We’ll be making a day out of it starting at 9:00 AM and ending with a LOTOS meal of our own in the afternoon. If you would like to participate in all or part of this fun day of learning and fellowship please give us a call or shoot us an email and let us know!
Hunger Awareness Training:
On Friday, September 28th, from 3-5 PM, McLennan County Hunger Coalition will be sponsoring a workshop hosted by University Baptist Church designed to educate church and community leaders in McLennan County around issues of hunger both domestically and internationally so that they may in turn educate and empower others. The training is free and open to all, folks from the farm will be helping out so be sure to spread the word and be there if you can, it should be a great time of learning and dialogue. (Download a PDF flyer here).
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