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Tucker Patch is a not-for-profit community based organisation that has been growing fresh chemical-free produce in Gloucester for more than 8 years. Our regular farm gate sales and informative workshops have been a welcome presence to many people in the community during that time.
Over the past year, the Tucker Patch has been through a difficult time since the government grants that enabled us to build up our market garden are no longer available. We are working hard to become self-sufficient and are well on our way! We are not far off our goal but need your help to get there.
Our fundraising goal for this campaign is $8,000. The funding will help to build up our sales capacity to enable us to be self-sustaining, and every dollar pledged will receive an equal value in rewards. Our stretch goal of $15,000 or $20,000 would greatly help us by allowing us to repair or replace our old tractor.
The Tucker Patch has a social purpose as well as being a simple farm. We have a small team of paid workers in the market garden, as well as a vibrant community of volunteers running our farm gate, our community stall, our stall at the monthly Farmers Market, our workshops and tours and doing our administration. We support several government programs such as Disability Employment Services and Work for the Dole. The funds pledged will help secure the future of all these inspiring people.
The quality of our produce is “amazing”, to quote our customers and visitors to the garden. It's unbelievable how different our tomatoes, cauliflowers, lettuces and strawberries (to name just a few) taste from supermarket bought ones! And it's so fresh that it smells divine – harvested the morning that you buy it. And for those who can't make it to our farm gate, we pack and deliver Tucker Boxes in town.
Not only do we sell our own produce at very reasonable rates, we also help local growers to sell theirs through our Community Stall, both at our Friday Farmgate and through the Gloucester Farmers Market; and we run workshops to help them improve their growing methods and the quality of their produce. About half of what we sell is by providing a market place for small producers in the area – the word has spread and the number of small growers who sell through us is increasing all the time.
We are continually buliding our capacity to run workshops and tours which are enjoyed by a wide variety of people, both local and from outside the community. Our mission is to spread the word about growing and eating local, fresh, chemical free produce. Our business is improving every week!
Your contributions will enable us to continue with our work until we can become a fully sustainable business. We need another six months to a year to develop. Vegetables do take quite a while to grow!
Please support our campaign and share it with your networks so that our future is assured!
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