06/03/2022
๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ
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๐๐’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป!
GardenShare is excited to announce that we are strengthening our partnership with the Potsdam, Canton, and Gouverneur Farmers Markets by hiring a shared Farmers Market Manager. After a successful season in 2021 providing management support in Canton, representatives from all three markets realized the potential for GardenShare to take on an expanded role. Providing consistency and efficiencies that benefit and support both vendors and consumers is an immediate goal. A longer-term goal, through year-round planning, is to expand the existing markets and support other new and existing markets, increasing the impact of our food justice across the county.
We welcome Kathryn Puleo, our new team member who will lead this initiative, as well as taking on some other responsibilities at GardenShare. While you are shopping at the farmers market, come by the managerโs tent to say hi. Let her know why local food is important to you. GardenShareโs team is excited for the farmers market season, we hope you are too.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ!
Kathryn Puleo from Lisbon, NY is joining the GardenShare team as the new Farmers Market Manager and Bookkeeper! Learn a bit more about her here:
๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ค (๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง๐): Iโm excited to work supporting local businesses and being involved with the community through an organization that has great values!
๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐จ: I love being outside, especially on the water kayaking, boating, or swimming. In the mountains, I enjoy hiking and camping. At home, I relax by watching documentaries and hanging with my favorite feline, Gypsy.
๐๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ: I helped raise money with a group of friends to build a school in Malawi through the organization buildOn. It was extremely rewarding to meet the community that was filled with gratitude as we broke ground for the school that would last for generations of students.
๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐จ: I lived in Boston for nearly a decade, so I naturally became a fan of New England sports teams. (Go Sox! Go Pats! Go Bruins!) I am also fond of watching tennis and would love to experience an Open abroad one day.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐? Explorative. I have eclectic interests and Iโm always up for trying something or visiting somewhere new!
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Each year, GardenShare recognizes an individual or organization whose efforts strengthen food security in northern New York State. Past recipients have included farmers, food service staff, a foodbank, community groups and others.
GardenShare is currently seeking nominations for the 2022 Growing Community Award, which will be presented in September at our Fight Hunger Fair & 5K. Individuals, families, or organizations who are demonstrating progress in solving the problem of hunger or building a stronger local food system that benefits all North Country residents may be nominated for this recognition.
More information, including a list of past recipients and a nomination form can be found at https://www.gardenshare.org/content/growing-community-award. Nominations are due Thursday, June 30, 2022 and should be submitted via the online form: https://bit.ly/3tgrPIR.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐บ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐!
On April 22nd, the Kappa Delta Sigma Sorority of St. Lawrence University hosted a Grill & Chill Cookout & 5K with proceeds donated to GardenShare. Megan Beyor, class of 2022 and co-philanthropy chair shared why they chose to support GardenShare:
“KDS decided to make GardenShare our philanthropy organization a few years back. As a local sorority, we really focus on being able to give back to local organizations in St. Lawrence County, such as GardenShare. It has been amazing to be able to work directly with your organization at the farmers market, attending GardenShare events, and having our own events to support GardenShare. Weโve also been able to meet some of your organization’s leaders face-to-face and work directly with some of the people you serve. Those two things are important to us and would not be possible when supporting large national organizations.”
We are incredibly grateful for the KDS sisters for their donation of $1,850 towards GardenShare’s efforts!
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐!
What do you use the Local Food Guide for the most? Let us know!
โข Looking for produce from farmers.
โข Learning how to use token programs.
โข Finding out farmers markets dates, times, locations.
โข I don’t use the Local Food Guide.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป?
As June arrives and summer approaches, you can begin to find more produce at the local farmers markets and in your own gardens. Vegetables like lettuce and greens, asparagus, and peas add freshness to any meal. Fruits like strawberries and elderberries are ripe for the picking, and maybe those cucumbers you grew are ready!
Are you looking for locally grown goods? GardenShare’s Online Food Guide [https://www.gardenshare.org/food-guide] has a curated list of food resources such as farms, restaurants and retail that support local farmers, and more!
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ!
GardenShare’s Fight Hunger Fair & 5K is on the horizon!
On Sunday, September 18th, we will be hosting the event at the Canton Village Park.
Our upcoming Enews will have more information!
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ!
Another month, another set of farmers markets beginning! Gouverneur’s market opened on Thursday, June 2nd. Hammond’s market begins on Wednesday, June 15th with Akwesasne’s market starting the same week – Saturday, June 18th.
With farmers markets opening, our Double Up Food Bucks program will be beginning next month on Friday, July 1st! The Double Up Food Bucks program is a nutrition incentive program that matches SNAP benefits spent at participating farmers markets. SNAP users who spend their benefits on qualifying SNAP purchases get a match of up to $20 per day.
To learn more about Double Up Food Bucks, and to find market season days of operation, times, and locations, head to https://www.gardenshare.org/ and check out our online Local Food Guide.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐!
We would like to thank everyone who RSVP’d for our 2022 Annual Fundraising Dinner. Proceeds from the dinner will support GardenShareโs efforts to make healthy, sustainable food choices available to everyone in St. Lawrence County.
If you were not able to attend the dinner but would still like to support GardenShare’s efforts, consider donating on our website!
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ. ๐๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ, ๐๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ-๐ต๐ฐ-๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ต. ๐๐ข๐ธ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ.