We are using the last few months of the year to plan for a productive 2023. Our board retreat is scheduled for December 3, and we want your feedback. The community survey includes eight brief questions. Please consider taking a few moments to share your thoughts so we can improve how we serve the community. |
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Campus neighbors clearing stone from the crop field. |
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It is hard to believe, but we closed out our fifth garden season in October!! Over the past five years, we've established two neighborhood gardens, distributed fresh produce to thousands of families, and engaged hundreds of community members through volunteer events. The past month has been particularly exciting because volunteers helped us to complete major growing sections at the new Our Place Campus garden, and the scale of the 3-acre garden is coming to light. Below are a few highlights from the past month. We completed the orchard installation. Volunteers planted a total of 80 trees. We originally planned for 100 trees but have reworked the plan to ensure optimal growing conditions for the trees. The final steps of crop field construction have begun. We have signed contracts to complete the leveling and compost incorporation so we can begin planting this 1-acre section of the garden at Our Place in spring 2023. In October, we distributed 347 pounds of produce to campus neighbors and two pantries in the Reno/Sparks community. Volunteers from across the community donated 98 hours of their time to construct the garden at Our Place and maintain the existing growing spaces at both Saint Mary's and Our Place.
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Support Us for Giving Tuesday |
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Giving Tuesday is November 29. This year we want to raise $10,000 during Giving Tuesday and we need your help. You can support us by donating and sharing this information. Donate anytime between now and November 29 to help us reach our goal. Your donations allow us to continue growing in the middle of communities with the greatest need. |
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There are many ways to contribute to Soulful Seeds during the holiday shopping season. If you shop at Amazon, you can give for free. Use the smile.amazon.com portal when you shop and select Soulful Seeds as your charity. Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your purchase to Soulful Seeds. |
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Save the Date Black Rabbit Mead Charity Trivia benefiting Soulful Seeds December 14, 2022 7:30- 9:30pm Tickets cost $5 at the door Raffle prizes available during trivia |
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Featured Community Partners: Donna Branson and Jill Altmann |
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Donna Branson and Jill Altmann are Washoe County community members that are committed to making our community a better place to live. Donna opened her home to host a soup cooking class to benefit Soulful Seeds. Together, she and Jill provided attendees with all supplies, fresh produce from Jill's garden, and shared their cooking secrets for making Hearty Minestrone Soup and Southwestern Corn and Cheese Chowder. It is community members like Donna and Jill that are making our gardens grow. |
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