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A Healthy Fundraising Alternative
Family Farm Fresh now offers fundraisers!
Sell bags of fresh produce from local family farms. Show your students, staff and the community that you support healthy lifestyle habits.
The CDC’s (Center for Disease Control) School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS), conducted in 2000, reported that 82% of schools used food and beverages for fundraising activities. In these schools, the following foods were sold:
- Chocolate candy – 76%
- Candy other than chocolate candy – 63%
- Cookies, cakes, pastries and other baked goods – 67%
We offer:
- A healthy alternative to candy/cookies
- Educational nutrition facts based on current season’s produce
- Fundraising Coordinator to assist at your location
- 40% profit for your classroom/school/group
Contact us for more information, or to see asample bag:
Pam Estrada
559-798-0557 ext 102
A Chance to Make Things Right
During conversation with some of our Members, I get the impression that errors or problems are not reported because you do not want to complain.
I never consider it complaining. Some mornings there are over 100 baskets to pack. As much as we try to catch all of the issues, sometimes things slip past us. All feedback I receive is useful. Besides, Luanne and I like talking to our Members!
Here are some examples of how we use feedback:
• Ms. Brown says she received an ear of corn that is rotten. We did not see it while packing. It is noted and we replace the item. At this point, it is just a bad piece of produce and she was unfortunate to receive it. Later, Ms. White, Mr. Black and Mrs. Green also say they have rotten ears of corn. Now there is a trend to discuss with the Farmer. The Farmer definitely wants to know so he/she can research it and make a decision.
• During the conversation, Ms. Brown also says she goes to the store every week to purchase more onions & carrots. We can take care of that! Now she spends a couple dollars more and gets a bunch of carrots and extra onions delivered with her weekly produce basket instead of spending a half hour at the store.
• Mr. Black said he throws away his lettuce every week. He just doesn’t eat that much lettuce. Now it’s on his do-not-send list and he gets more the other items that he does use. Our goal is for you to utilize 100% of your basket.
Please give us the chance to make it right for you!
Pam
July 4th Deliveries On Schedule
The deliveries during the week of the 4th of July holiday will be on normal schedule.
Please note: The office will be closed Friday July 3rd. Please have all changes in by 3:00pm Thurs July 2nd.
Do you know about Winter Squash?
Winter squash, such as Acorn squash, are not grown or harvested in winter as their name would imply. Because of their hard thick skins, they have the ability to keep through the cold winter months, a quality that made this member of the gourd family a staple vegetable before the days of modern shipping and freezing techniques. This made them very useful in the days before freezers.
Unlike winter squash, Summer squash can be eaten rind, seeds,
and all.