Building Cultural Wellbeing Programs - Staff Training and Curriculum Development Fund

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Keep Growing Dreams

Keep Growing Dreams empowers communities through culturally-rooted wellness programs. We integrate traditional knowledge and practices to enhance health and well-being, fostering connection and resilience in underserved populations.

Join fellow BIPOC farmers for a workshop on supplying fresh food to Early Child Education centers. We&rsquo;ll share real experiences, pricing approaches, and ways to build steady relationships with programs that feed our youngest children. In collaboration with<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.keepgrowingdreams.org/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">&nbsp;Keep Growing Dreams</a> &amp; <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.farmtoschool.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">National Farm to School Network</a>, Ecotrust and Oregon Farm to School Network, this event will explore the opportunities &nbsp;for BIPOC farmers actively farming and serving communities, farm managers, distributors, aggregators and technical assistance providers in Oregon.&nbsp; We will be sharing NFSN&rsquo;s toolkit for selling to schools. We will have experts sharing strategies on partnering with Early Childhood Education Centers, accessing technical support resources, success stories and more! This gathering centers the stories, wisdom, and needs of BIPOC Farmers. Together, we&rsquo;ll explore how selling your harvest can nourish early childhood, increase farm sales, and deepen community connection. **A $50 stipend will be provided for full attendance of the event. This stipend extends only to Active Farmers currently selling produce and would like to learn how to sell Early Childhood Education Centers with decision making power. ECE&rsquo;s that would like to purchase fresh produce, Food distributors and aggregators seeking partnerships and supporting Farmers and ECE sites.&nbsp; Please let us know if you have interest in a quick interview for a $25 stipend. We would like 3 people for interviews.&nbsp;

BIPOC Farmer Convening: Selling to Early Childhood Education Centers

At <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.keepgrowingdreams.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Keep Growing Dreams</a>, we invite you to join us for a beautiful time of connection. Taste is memory, connection and nourishes mind and body. On Sunday, April 26th (11am&ndash;2pm), we&rsquo;re getting together sharing a table of food, joy and connection. Chef Tone will guide us through the art of making fufu, weaving in stories from his Angolan childhood,the kind that stay with you long after the meal ends. Together, we&rsquo;ll cook fufu, share a soulful stew (vegan option included), and gather for a traditional fufu eating ceremony rooted in connection and joy. Each guest will also receive a lovingly curated CSA with ingredients to recreate fufu &amp; vegan stew at home, plus a plant start to keep growing something of your own. A little piece of the day to carry forward. In the self guided wellness activation area there is a space to journal by the fire in community. Dez and Selena of Haus of Fruitz and Flowerz has a sweet space for Reiki and earth based card readings.&nbsp; This event is for the Peoples of the African Diaspora. If you answer no to either of the tickets questions will forfeit the ticket. We do look forward to seeing you at future events!&nbsp; Free parking available

Keep Growing Dreams Presents: The Healing Pot: African Stew, Fufu & Wellbeing

On behalf of the entire Keep Growing Dreams community, we extend our sincerest thanks for your willingness to support a better future. Your support is vital to our work of fostering well-being from the ground up. Your donation directly powers our efforts to: &middot; Cultivate Local Food Practices: Building bridges between local farms and schools and teaching the next generation through hands-on garden programming for youth.&middot; Celebrate Vitality: Events that strengthen community bonds and increase community wellness.* Fund our mobile market program You are a essential partner in this work. By focusing on those with the least access to resources, we are collectively building a vibrant future for all. Thank you for standing with us.&nbsp;

On behalf of the entire Keep Growing Dreams community, we extend our sincerest thanks for your willingness to support a better future. Your support is vital to our work of fostering well-being from the ground up.Your donation directly powers our efforts to:· Cultivate Local Food Practices: Building bridges between local farms and schools and teaching the next generation through hands-on garden programming for youth.· Celebrate Vitality: Events that strengthen community bonds and increase community wellness.* Fund our mobile market programYou are a essential partner in this work. By focusing on those with the least access to resources, we are collectively building a vibrant future for all.Thank you for standing with us.

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BIPOC Farmer Convening: Selling to Early Childhood Education Centers

Keep Growing Dreams Presents: The Healing Pot: African Stew, Fufu & Wellbeing

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