Reflecting on our GROWTH in 2020

As we welcome the new year with more clarity, hope and resilience, we wanted to take a moment to review all that we accomplished during a memorable year of change, reckoning and upheaval in our backyards and around the world.

PEOPLE

• Ushered in “New Season of Stewardship” with Josh Sattin resulting in a remarkable site transformation

• Trained  seven interns including Tessie Castillo, Catie Craft, Abby Cozens, Erica Lisowe, Machaela Maille, Jessica Powers, Kate Shadwell in sustainable, regenerative agriculture 

• Engaged passionate volunteers who logged in over 4,000 hours of service

• Grew our Cultivator Club individual giving program to 30 donors

PRODUCE

• Harvested 2,520 lbs of produce from the field and high tunnel

• Sold 1,610 lbs of produce at our weekly FARMSTAND from April-October

• Offered 25 varieties of fruits and vegetables

PLANTS

• Tended rain garden, pollinator buffer and food forest with the support of partners Leaf & Limb and floriculture volunteer team

• Cultivated and harvested flowers from Logan’s Garden Shop bed for ~300 bouquets

• Constructed composting station to manage all organic materials

PROGRAMS & EVENTS

• FARMSHARE - Shared 910 lbs of produce with our nonprofit partners

• FARM TO CAMP - Engaged ~200 campers in the sourcing and preparation of healthy meals with Chef Ryan McGuire and shared ~450 lbs of produce

• YOGA ON THE FARM - Partnered with Renée Baker to provide 20 weeks of yoga with ~80 participants

• WINE+WEEDS - Hosted 20 socially distanced workdays and ~200 participants underwritten by Wine Authorities

• FARM FLOWER DESIGNS - Partnered with Meagan Chabot, The Barefoot Gardener, for three workshops and 30 participants

PARTNERSHIPS

• Developed FARMSHARE partnerships with  A Place at the Table, Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, Logan’s Plant a Row for the Hungry, The Marcus Harris Foundation Neighborfood Express, Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC’s Middle Mile Program 

• Cultivated Black NC partners Golden Organic Farm, The Harriet Tubman Freedom Farm, Off Grid in Color, Tall Grass Food Box and Sankofa Farms and raised $2,680 to support their work

• Enjoyed contribution of blueberries and transplants from Bella Blues Blueberries 

• Sold microgreens from NextGen Farmer Johnny Davis at our Farmstand

• Re-engaged Spoonflower as Harvest Dinner at Home Host sponsor and welcomed Barringer Construction

PIVOTS

• Developed audit, communication and safety protocols for COVID-19

• Re-envisioned our annual fundraiser Harvest Dinner with an “At Home” version with significant community profit sharing 

PROGRESS

• Purchased Hydroponic Greenhouse from Triangle Hemp and began Greenhouse Collaborative Project

• Invited by Food Tank to be the Raleigh partner for their “Food Tank Live: Resetting the Food System” 50-state tour in fall 2021

• Increased website traffic to 24K users and social media followers to 26K