Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    MISSION OF MARY COOPERATIVE MANAGED 4.5 ACRES OF URBAN LAND IN TWIN TOWERS, A LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD IN DAYTON. TO PROVIDE VALUABLE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE IN AND AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE PLANTED OVER 1,000 NATIVE TREES, WILDFLOWERS, AND SEEDS IN THE GARDENS. WE CREATED 9 BACKYARD GARDEN BEDS, AND MADE AVAILABLE 22 COMMUNITY GARDEN BEDS AND A TOTAL OF 70 BACKYARD GARDEN BEDS, INCREASING THE AVAILABLE GARDEN SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS HELPING NEIGHBORS BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $120.5K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    AS PART OF OUR WEEKLY VEGGIE BOX PROGRAM, OVER 90 FAMILIES RECEIVED FRESH PRODUCE FROM OUR FARM FOR 24 WEEKS. APPROXIMATELY 30 FAMILIES RECEIVED PRODUCE AT A STEEP DISCOUNT OF ONE-THIRD OF THE MARKET VALUE BECAUSE THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AS FOOD INSECURE. WE DISTIBUTED PRODUCE AT A WEEKLY SAFE PICKUP AT OUR BARN THROUGH OUR ONLINE MARKET, DONATED ABOUT 4,000 LBS. OF PRODUCE TO RUSKIN SCHOOL, ACCESS TO EXCESS, AND MIAMI VALLEY MEALS. OUR PRODUCE WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH TWO ADDITIONAL CHANNELS VIA 'PRODUCE PERSCRIPTIONS' AT DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND TO 87 LOW-INCOME PREGNANT MOTHERS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH PRODUCE PERKS AND FIVE RIVERS WOMENS HEALTH CENTER. IN ALL WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 60,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE IN 2020.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $102.1K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    MISSION OF MARY COOPERATIVE TAUGHT PEOPLE ABOUT SUSAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE, HEALTHY EATING AND LIFESTYLES, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND NATIVE LAND RESTORATION. 15 YOUNG ADULTS AND OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS SERVED 4,800 HOURS AT MMC. THEY LEARNED ABOUT SUSTAINABLE URBAN FARMING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, NATIVE LAND RESTORATION, AND ABOUT BEING SERVANT LEADERS. THEY HELPED LEAD AND ORGANIZE DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON GARDENING, SEASON EXTENSION, COOKING, PICKLING, PLANTING TREES, ETC
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $18.3K