OwlCrowd VIII: Farm To Families
UPDATE (November 29): Farm to Families mentioned in Temple News!
UPDATE (November 27): Farm to Families covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
UPDATE (November 13): Farm to Families Program Highlighted in KYW Newsradio Report.
UPDATE (November 9): Farm to Families covered by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Check out the story here.
UPDATE (November 8): Check out photos from our campaign launch party here!
Sponsor a box of fresh, local produce and cooking lessons for a family with limited access to affordable healthy food in North Philadelphia. Your support will give children the proper nutrition they need to do well in school, and a very special holiday this year.
Your gift today provides families with fresh food, cooking demonstrations, budgeting and shopping tips, custom recipes, and health education. Gifts made by December 15th will be matched up to a total of $25,000 by Jerry Burton, CEO of TBGHealth.
- $25 feeds a family for a week
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$125 feeds a family for a month
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$1,000 feeds a family for a year
What is Farm to Families?
The North Philadelphia community faces serious health challenges across a range of issues, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. The Farm to Families program is a way to decrease chronic disease related to poor diet and physical inactivity by increasing access to healthy foods.
Farm to Families brings low cost, fresh produce to families in North Philadelphia. With a "prescription" from a Temple doctor or food stamps, families can buy fresh, organic produce throughout the year and learn how to sustain healthy habits in a community hub near their doctor’s office. For just a bit more, they can get dairy and meat too.
Through the Farm to Families program, families are able to:
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Purchase weekly boxes of assorted, seasonal fruits and vegetables
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Observe cooking demonstrations and participate in taste tests
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Obtain information on the health benefits of the fruits and vegetables they have purchased
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Learn how to budget and shopping tips
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Receive culturally and economically sensitive recipes to prepare
The Temple University Hospital and Lewis Katz School of Medicine partner with the St. Christopher’s Foundation and the Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative to source, package and deliver fresh food to Farm to Family community food hubs. The majority of the produce is organically grown, picked fresh and brought down to Philadelphia the very next day – making it some the healthiest food available.
48,000+ boxes have been purchased and consumed by 6,400+ families to date.
How you can help.
Make your gift today. All gifts – no matter the size – make an impact and every individual that shows support helps us obtain additional funding to sustain this program.
Questions? Contact:
Victoria Vicente
Associate Director, Annual Campaigns
215-707-2774
victoria@temple.edu
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