Only $1500 for produce to finish out the year. Please give to Venmo @dollyjoseph or PayPal.me/dollyjoseph (please DOUBLE CHECK that it is person to person, and NOT for a good or service). Checks are also accepted. If you file taxes in such a way that you need a tax deductible letter, please email me for more information BEFORE sending money. 

This past week we had the joy of making a very large (for us) order for the produce for a happy Thanksgiving meal. We ordered bags of cranberries, cases of apples and oranges, and cartons of eggs, and many other fruits and vegetables. In addition, we got beautiful winter squashes and turnips from Bellair Farm. 

I say joy very intentionally. During these fraught times, fulfilling fundamental needs is joyous. Pat and Katherine and I have many conversations about how we love food. We love preparing it, talking about it, knowing about it, storing it, and sharing it. We all have our preferences in eggs and sweet potatoes and greens, and we don’t mind telling you about it. 

There’s joy in purpose and service as well. About a month ago Pat asked me if I remembered a 90+ year old that we’d raised money for in a different project. When I said yes, Pat asked if it was possible to raise $425 for a catered dinner for 9 of her family, so that this nonagenarian didn’t have to cook. I said yes, and through Facebook asks, we were able to provide a delicious dinner from Angelic’s Catering. It brings me joy that Pat feels comfortable sharing a community need, and we make it happen. 

I was hopeful that we’d get a grant that would make it possible to stop asking you for money for a long while. Unfortunately, that did not happen. We were denied. I suspect it’s because this project is lo-fi and fairly small scale. So, with $220.33 in our account, we have just enough to make one more produce order. To close out the year, we need to raise about $1500. It would be great to raise enough to get through the coldest winter months without worrying about bothering you.