This year’s Cooperative Community Fund (CCF) grants benefited four local groups working to connect underserved community members with local produce.
Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels received $2000 to outfit their expanded space at their new location to increase their ability to provide meals for their clients. They’ll purchase a large capacity freezer to freeze meals and heavy-duty storage shelves to hold shelf-stable meal options as well as emergency food and donated supplies and pet food. Meet them and learn more about their projects at the Co-op Fair!
Frank Porter Graham Bilingue Elementary School’s “Garden Cooking & Education” program received $1900. The new program will provide students access to cooking lessons and preparation of healthy fruits and vegetables from the school’s community garden. The funds will purchase a mobile cart, equipment, tools, and supplies to bring more cooking and preparation lessons to the classrooms at the school.
Orange Congregations in Mission received $1000 to build a produce storage station. The storage station will provide efficient storage for the bulk produce donated when shoppers round up. The pantry has limited refrigerated space, so much of the produce donated does not require refrigeration, foods like potatoes and apples.
The Container Gardening Program for Refugee Women piloted by Church World Service received $1000. The grant funds will provide gardening materials for a container vegetable gardening module that will empower participants to grow their own vegetables at home. Meet them and learn more about their projects at the Co-op Fair!
Read more about the winners on pages 8 to 9 of the 2018 Annual Report: https://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop/annual-report-2018/
Owners, meet some representatives from Meals on Wheels and the Container Gardening Program and learn more about their projects at the Co-op Fair on September 9. Free tickets here.