Onsite Sustainability

Attendees had the opportunity to build fresh food boxes. Boxes were donated to a local community at the end of the event.

Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-Op (LFFC) represents over 100 member farms in the Northeast. Committed to helping our farmers thrive in their vocations and livelihoods. The cooperative model offers farmers the opportunity to coordinate as both growers and decision-makers. As a result, they could earn the most from their products and have the power to shape their collective future. All farmers within the coop grow certified organic vegetables and many farmers also raise small herds and flocks of animals. These animals always have extensive access to pasture and enjoy the freedom of foraging through the grasses with the earth under their feet.

Food boxes will be donated to local Philadelphia area nonprofits

Share Food Program is the leading hunger relief organization in the Greater Philadelphia region and one of the largest independent food banks in the nation. For more than 35 years, feeding families and food justice have been the bedrock of Share’s work. From providing equitable access to free food, to community engagement and volunteerism, from food rescue to urban agriculture and nutrition education — Share remains on the frontlines of fighting hunger.

Attendees had the opportunity to put together hygiene kits. Kits were donated to individuals affected by the recent hurricanes through Clean The World and The Wash Foundation.

Clean The World & The Wash Foundation Clean the World and its foundation were founded in 2009 to address global health issues by using discarded hygiene supplies from the hospitality industry. Aiming to reduce the number of hygiene-related deaths, it began recycling soap into new bars to distribute to communities in need. Today, we’re working toward universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), and we focus on outcome-based programs to improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations around the world.

Our programs emphasize a local needs-based approach, focusing on education, local ownership and accountability, and community engagement, along with rigorous monitoring and evaluation to gauge progress. Our ultimate goal is to have the programmatic impact sustained locally, without dependence on ongoing aid.

Attendees had the opportunity to create back-to-school cards and kits. Cards were included in school supply kits for children in Philadelphia living in low-income and homeless situations.

Cradles to Crayons Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, at school and at play. They supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities. Cradles to Crayons is working to ensure that one day every child will have the essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn, and valued.