11/05/2022
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๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป!
It’s getting colder outside, and holiday music can be heard on the radio. That means that our 2022 Farmers Market season has come to an end. We’d like to say “thank you” to everyone who helped make this season possible. With this being GardenShare’s first year sharing management of the Canton, Potsdam, and Gouverneur markets, we are grateful for the ever bountiful support of the community, our vendors, and our volunteers that helped make this year a success. We’re also incredibly thankful for our market manager, Kathryn Puleo, for joining the GardenShare team and taking on this brand new position.
๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Itโs auction time again! We had a very successful first-ever online auction last year, and we invite you to join the fun of this yearโs lineup! Just in time for the holidays, our focus will again be on unique, local ideas. Locally made/grown and hand-crafted items are popular, and people love shared experiences – fishing, bird walks, canoe trips, hikes, to name just a few! Do you have a special skill/gift/art you could share? Maybe consider offering a gardening, cooking, food preservation, paddling, or basketweaving class!
The auction will launch on Friday, November 25, and run until Sunday, December 4 – the perfect time to help our supporters keep their holiday gift buying local! We hope to beat last yearโs amazing total of $5,400! All proceeds support the important work GardenShare does in the North Country!
To contribute to this yearโs Holiday Auction, please complete and submit the Donation Submission Form. If you have questions, call the GardenShare office at 315-261-8054. Then mark your calendars and let the bidding begin!
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐
GardenShare will be partnering with Natureโs Storehouse for the Gratitude through Giving program again this year. From November 1 to November 23, Natureโs Storehouse customers are invited to make a donation to GardenShare while checking out. The funds raised will support GardenShareโs Bonus Bucks Program, which allows recipients to stretch their food dollars, support local farmers, and take advantage of the local food of St. Lawrence County through Farmers Market Purchases or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares.
“Many people feel that healthy food is inaccessible,โ Rainbow Crabtree, co-owner of Nature’s Storehouse, shared. โWe are inspired by the work that GardenShare does to help ensure access to healthy food, and we are proud to partner with them in this fundraising effort.”
We are also very thankful to share that SeaComm Federal Credit Union will be matching donations up to $1,000 through their Pay-It Forward program. The Pay-It Forward program has enabled SeaComm staff to perform random acts of kindness in the communities they serve since 2017. GardenShare is honored to be the recipient of such kindness!
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ!
Thanksgiving is a time when family and community come together to give thanks. We are very thankful for the many Community Meal Programs that will be offering Thanksgiving meals later this month:
โข Canton
Campus Kitchens: Monday, November 21st, 5:00-6:30
Canton Free Will Meal: Wednesday, November 23rd, 4:30-5:30; no registration needed, drive-thru pick up
โข Gouverneur
Gouverneur First United Methodist Church: November 24th (Thanksgiving Day), drive-thru meal; call for reservations by November 22 at 315-287-2440
โข Hannawa Falls
Helping Hands of Potsdam: Monday, November 21st, 9:00-1:30; drive-thru pick up; reservations required by November 18th at 5pm – call (315) 268-0633
โข Massena
Massena First Community Meal: Wednesday, November 23rd from 3:00-6:00; pre-order by calling (315) 769-8036
โข Parishville
Parishville-Hopkinton Central School: Senior Grab & Go on Wednesday November 16th, 11:00-Noon; register by November 9th by calling (315) 265-4642
โข Potsdam
Potsdam Trinity Episcopal Church: November 24th (Thanksgiving Day), pickup from Noon-1:00; register by 4:00 on Monday, November 21st by calling (315) 265-5754; include name and number of dinners needed in your registration
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น?
As we come together for our Thanksgiving meals, we want to know how many local food items you are planning to include in your day! If you’re looking to incorporate local food, check out our online local food guide.
