North Union Farmers Market - Annual Fund
Dear Friend of the Market,
North Union Farmers Market (NUFM) serves as an integral link sustaining the economic, environmental and health benefits of locally grown foods. To continue this vital role in our communities on a daily basis -- we need your support!
Consider some of these compelling reasons to give to the NUFM annual fund:
- Since our founding in 1995, the markets have incubated more than 300 small businesses in Northeast Ohio (farmers, food purveyors and artisans), generating hundreds of thousands of dollars that have stayed here – and strengthened our local economy.
- Buying directly from our farmers helps save farms from destruction and keeps Ohio land producing food and supporting families.
- North Union Farmers Market contributes to the social health of our communities by creating a central location for neighbors to meet, local vendors to sell and musicians to perform.
- Our farmers supply you with the freshest, most nutritious food because it’s harvested ripe and brought fresh to market for you to purchase.
North Union Farmers Market is struggling with declining corporate participation and dwindling foundation resources. But even with reduced funding -- we are committed to continuing essential programs. Our small staff of three full-time employees works diligently to meet your needs and those of our communities. But we cannot do it alone. We need your help.
The NUFM staff and board are committed to fulfilling our mission to champion the local foods of Northeast Ohio. We will keep our promise – to promote the economic, health and environmental benefits of local foods -- and continue to connect consumers with certified producers through our large network of markets. Your past contributions have helped us create the best certified producer market system in Ohio … and the fourth best in the nation! Help us keep the markets going -- and growing.
Thank you for your continued support for North Union Farmers Market. Your gift is an investment -- in your community, your family and you. I look forward to seeing you at the market!
Warm regards,
Donita Anderson Diana Stromberg
Executive Director President, Board of Trustees
"When tillage begins, other arts follow.
The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization."
—Daniel Webster
NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET IS A NONPROFIT 501 ©(3) ORGANIZATION
