COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE
Programs
The Foster Farming Harvesting Project
THE FOSTER FARMING HARVESTING PROJECT: LAUNCHED IN 2019, THE FOSTER FARMING HARVEST PROJECT ADDRESSES FOOD WASTE AND EMPOWERS LANDOWNERS TO TRANSFORM THEIR PROPERTIES INTO PRODUCTIVE LAND, FOSTERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. CGC PROVIDES ON-SITE EDUCATION, CROP HARVESTING, DATA COLLECTION, DISTRIBUTION TO NONPROFITS AND SCHOOLS, MARKETING TO LOCAL OUTLETS, AND ONGOING CONSULTATION. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, CGC SUPPORTS LANDOWNERS IN DONATING OR SELLING SURPLUS PRODUCE. IN 2023, THE FOSTER FARM PROGRAM CONDUCTED 338 HARVESTS ACROSS 187 PROPERTIES IN MAUI, YIELDING OVER 50,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE. OF THIS, APPROXIMATELY 32,750 POUNDS WERE DONATED TO NONPROFITS FEEDING FOOD- INSECURE RESIDENTS, WHILE 17,300 POUNDS WERE SOLD TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, REDUCING RELIANCE ON IMPORTED GOODS AND STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY AND HELPING TO SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMS AND MISSION. THE PROGRAM ALSO ONBOARDED 47 NEW HARVEST CLIENTS, HELPED 40 FARMS FIND NEW MARKETS, AND DIVERTED OVER 5,100 POUNDS OF INEDIBLE PRODUCE TO LOCAL COMPOSTERS TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE LANDFILL.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$99.6KLocal Food Promotion Project
LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROJECT: THIS PROJECT STRENGTHENS MAUI'S FOOD SYSTEM BY CONNECTING LOCAL PRODUCERS TO MARKETS AND REDUCING FOOD WASTE. IN THE FIRST YEAR, CGC HAS FACILITATED 45 NEW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PRODUCERS AND SUPPLY NETWORKS,PROVIDED VALUABLE MARKET KNOWLEDGE TO 69 PRODUCERS, AND EFFECTIVELY REDUCED ON-FARM FOOD WASTE FOR 24 LOCAL AG LANDOWNERS. MOREOVER, 15 NEW PRODUCERS VENTURED INTO LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION ON MAUI, WITH 14 BEING BEGINNING FARMERS OR RANCHERS AND ALL 15 REPRESENTING FAMILY FARMS OR RANCHES. THESE OUTCOMES UNDERSCORE CGC'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING LOCAL RESIDENTS WHILE FOSTERING MARKET CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8KCommunity Garden Project
THIS GARDEN PROJECT IS POSSIBLE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAIKU HOUSE OF MAUI AND SPECIFICALLY GROWS FOOD TO DONATE TO HELP FEED RESIDENTS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO INCREASING THE LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY FOR MAUI'S FOOD- INSECURE RESIDENTS, CGC HOSTS WEEKLY WORK DAYS PROVIDING A WAY FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE TO GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY, CLEAR THEIR MINDS AND HELP FEED THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. THE GARDEN PRODUCES NUTRITIOUS CROPS AND ALLOWS US TO DISTRIBUTE EVEN MORE FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, SUCH AS FEED MY SHEEP AND MAUI FOOD BANK. IN 2023, THE GARDEN YIELDED THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR HEALTHY FOOD IN EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$112.4K
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