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Help us nourish our neighbors experiencing food insecurity in our community by providing fresh and seasonal produce to local food pantries and feeding programs.
Nourish
$50
Provide a local food insecure family with fresh produce for two weeks
As families face hunger and lack of access to fresh produce, your gift provides fresh produce for a family of 5 for two weeks. Fresh greens, root vegetables, broccoli, and cabbage are a few of the vegetables that we provide to families during this season.
$100
Provide a local food insecure family with fresh produce for a month
20% of people in New Hanover County are experiencing food insecurity. This gift helps provide one of those families with fresh produce for a month and ensures that they don’t have to worry about providing their family with nutritious, fresh food.
$3,000
Provide a new greenhouse for starting seeds
Each season, we start thousands of seeds in our greenhouse that eventually lead to a bountiful harvest of fresh produce. Our greenhouse is in need of expansion as we grow to meet the needs of our neighbors. Your gift provides a greenhouse for starting seeds and nourishing our neighbors with fresh produce.
Empower
$75
Provide gloves, t-shirts, cooking supplies, and curriculum materials for a Youth Intern
We ensure that each Rise Up Youth Intern is provided with the supplies they need to be successful and to leave our Youth Internship with meaningful skills. This gift provides those important supplies for a youth intern.
$750
Sponsor a youth’s participation in our summer Rise Up Youth Internship
This gift sponsors one youth intern’s participation in the summer youth internship program. Youth will learn practical skills, such as personal finance, public speaking, and resume writing and interview skills and will be equipped to follow their future dreams.
$1,000
Sponsor a Youth Crew Leader
Your gift helps us expand our Youth Intern program and offer additional leadership opportunities to more youth in our area. By sponsoring a Crew Leader position, you will help us further invest in a local youth and give them additional job and life skills for a flourishing future.
Educate
$100
Provide cooking classes, supplies, and recipe cards for our neighbors in need and youth
Sometimes, lack of knowledge around how to cook fresh produce can be a discouragement for us all. At Rise Up, we are working to increase knowledge and cooking skills for our neighbors in need and youth through recipe cards, taste-testing, and cooking classes.
$500
Help Continue Growing Our Outdoor Kitchen
Our outdoor kitchen provides a space for cooking classes and workshops with our youth interns and other community members. Help us continue growing our outdoor kitchen space with new cooking equipment and additional counter space and create more educational opportunities for our youth and neighbors in need.
Cultivate
$250
One Season of Seeds and Plant Starts
As we work to grow vegetables that provide nutritious meals and grow well in our hot, humid climate, this gift helps ensure we have access to the seeds and plants we need to grow fresh produce successfully and continue to increase the servings provided.
$1,000
Soil Amendments for Season’s Beginning
Each year, we work to create greater soil health and organic matter so that we can grow the most nutritious and tasty produce possible. Soil amendments are a key ingredient in ensuring the success of Rise Up Community Farm.
$5,000
Sponsor a Growing Area for the Year
This gift sponsors all that is needed to plant, maintain, and harvest one growing area at Rise Up for the year. There are 8 total growing areas at the farm. Your gift will allow us to continue the cultivation of land and community, producing even more fresh produce for families in need in our community.
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Over 44,000 people in New Hanover County do not know where their next meal is coming from. At Rise Up Community Farm, we nourish our neighbors experiencing food insecurity in our community by providing fresh and seasonal produce to local food pantries and feeding programs.
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We are committed to honor your generosity and use your donation in the most effective way possible. Donations will be used to provide assistance where needed most as we work to serve the food insecure and youth in our community. All donations are tax-deductible.