Let’s Talk Organic - Online Event, Sunday, January 17th at 7 PM (EST)
This was an informative discussion and a successful fundraiser. In this 60 minute event, Jonathan Sprout showcased our Force For Good Organic Music Video, interviewed Jonathan & Melanie Douty Snipes, heard from Murielle Kelly, Director of the Bucks County Emergency Homeless Shelter, and answered questions about organic foods. We raised $1,400 for the Homeless Shelter! You can watch the archive online [HERE].
Original Event Info:
Join us on Sunday, January 17th at 7 PM (EST), for an online community conversation about organic solutions with the founders of Snipes Farm and Education Center. The event is a fundraiser for the Bucks County Homeless Shelter, one of the many organizations that Snipes Farm provides relief for.
This is a free, Zoom event and can be attended via computer or mobile device. Register on our Eventbrite event page [HERE].
FFG’s new virtual video series spotlights a local nonprofit organization that is instrumental in the community, by actively serving one or more of these important issues. This “Organic” episode, based on the film Organic, will spotlight Snipes Farm and Education Center, the only nonprofit educational community-supported organic farm in Bucks County. We will be raising funds for the Bucks County Homeless Shelter. 100% of all donations will go directly to the shelter.
How To Donate:
Although the event is free, you can donate via the Snipes Farm website HERE https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/SFEC/donate.html. The suggested donation is $10. Click on "Grow Food For The Needy," then click on "Other" to select your amount. Enter Bucks County Homeless Shelter in the "Additional Comments" section at the bottom. Please feel free to donate whatever you can and we thank you in advance.
Snipes provides organically grown fresh produce and eggs through its Community Supported Agriculture program, (CSA), and farmer’s markets, in addition to its school and camp programs for youth and community members. The nonprofit is especially focused on providing food and educational assistance to underserved populations in the Bucks County area, including the homeless, low-income residents and seniors, and those who are facing increased food insecurity due to the pandemic.
This event will premiere the recently released short, 6:11 film “Organic”, with a brief introduction by Sprout. According to Sprout,” The Force for Good films are being offered as an uplifting collaboration to like-minded nonprofits to be used as promotional and educational tools to increase awareness of their mission and the services they provide in the community. In other words, our mission is to be the force that uplifts the doers of good.”
Snipes is a certified organic farm, which means they use no GMO or synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Snipes Farm and School’s mission is to model and teach sustainable agriculture, build community, and connect people to the land.
According to Executive Director, Jonathan Snipes. “The farm strives to be a resource to the community, so they can get real food, have real experiences on a real piece of land, and not just watch it on TV. We provide a healthy supply of sustainable seasonal, fresh produce throughout the growing season to all residents in the Bucks County community, regardless of economic status. The farm produces food that is not only good for us, but for our environment as well.”
There are several ways Snipes provides access to its organic foods to the community, through its CSA program and on-site Farmer’s market. As a nonprofit, Snipes is not a private family business or corporation – They want individuals and groups to have a sense of ownership and community. They seek to work with other nonprofit groups to find out if there’s a way that Snipes can support what they are doing. Their goal is to be a resource for the whole community.
One of the ways Snipes fulfills its mission is by providing educational resources to children in our area – to teach them why organic food is healthy by teaching them to grow food themselves. According to Melanie Douty Snipes, Director of Snipes educational and camp programs, “It is critically important for kids to have these experiences early on – to learn to love a piece of open space – and feel a connection to the land. Kids that dislike vegetable and kids who have never had access to healthy organic foods feel a sense of pride and ownership in their homegrown produce. One boy carried around a squash he had grown like a baby all day long at camp! Snipes also assists youth in the area by providing employment opportunities year-round.
The partnership between Jonathan Sprout and Jonathan Snipes came out of a longstanding friendship, as well as mutual love and respect for the power of music. When asked about what he thought of the FFG mission, Jonathan Snipes said, “I was raised with singing and music. So, to me, it’s an obvious vehicle for bringing a message. One of the oldest human activities we do together is sharing our art and music – it’s another way of building community. My father, the late Sam Snipes, taught us to learn church hymns because even if you don’t speak the same language – you can visit another culture and you will have the music in common. Music is a human attribute that can bring us together – in a time when we are so bitterly divided. Jonathan and the FFG team have hit on a way to bring positivity at a time when it’s really needed. We can’t do everything, but we can use our talents to do something.”
We hope you'll join us! -The Force For Good Team