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Harvest Thyme Co.Op.: Community Opportunities

We live today in a time for harvesting our truest resource, each other.

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Harvest Thyme Co.Op.: Community Opportunities

Harvest Thyme Co.Op.: Community Opportunities

Harvest Thyme Co.Op.: Community Opportunities

Harvest Thyme Co.Op.: Community Opportunities

Harvest Thyme Co.Op.: Community Opportunities

We live today in a time for harvesting our truest resource, each other.

We live today in a time for harvesting our truest resource, each other.

We live today in a time for harvesting our truest resource, each other.

We live today in a time for harvesting our truest resource, each other.

Tarah Singh
Tarah Singh
Tarah Singh
Tarah Singh
1 Campaign |
Hendersonville, United States
$195 USD 5 backers
0% of $28,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

How It All Started

There are two spiritual dangers of not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery store and the other is that heat comes from a furnace.-Aldo Leopold

Charles Keefer, a local gardener and master craftsmen along with his wife Tarah Singh, local artist and business owner moved back to the Hendersonville, NC area with a vision to revitalize our community through sustainable ideas and positive energy. Their blended family with six children made them consider many ideas about raising individuals that can offer something real in this world. They began realizing this vision by growing food as a family and distributing farm fresh food to families in the area through Harvest Thyme CSA.  They have worked with their group by encouraging simple micro-enterprise projects that demonstrate a focus on environmental stewardship practices.  With the help of Dr. Elizabeth Harding, Heidi Mayfield, John and Jeanne Fry and many local artisans, they have participated in helping to arrange educational projects in our area, for "real life" artisan skills.  It is their goal to create a simple plan that can easily be duplicated anywhere in the world.

Past Projects

Harvest Thyme Co.Op. and Hendersonville Homegrown

 2011-7th Ave fair 2011- children made soap and saved seeds and planted mini gardens (video on RelyLocal Hendersonville site and on you tube)

 2011-True Nature Fair   2011- children made salsa and pressed over 50 gallons of apple cider

 2011-Community garden and Orchard in Hendersonville Phase 2 Approved

2010- 6mo. program for at risk teens modeled as a vegetarian cafe


NC Food Co-Op and G.O.O.F -Raleigh, NC

(G.O.O.F= growing our own food,families and fun)

2008-2010-Our group worked on cheese and soap-making, milking, gardening skills, vermicomposting (farming worms) and animal husbandry(goats,rabbits and chickens).  We also grew herbs in an aquaponics program for local restaurants.


2006- G.O.O.F Hendersonville, NC and in 2007- Inverness, Fl

(G.O.O.F= growing our own food,families and fun)

We did many recycling projects with children, and had a small community garden off of Buncombe St. in Hendersonville,tie dying and rescuing plants from nursery trash cans. The Children restored these plants to health and sold them for donations.

Our Goal

There is a lot of talk about Occupying Wall St.,  we also want to encourage this community to "occupy" its own streets, by voting with their dollars.  Committing to purchase products that are locally made, businesses that are locally owned and creating job opportunities for artisans to teach  their trades to others in a fun, family oriented environment. Hence, the desire is to open a Co-Op with a brick and mortar location. The Harvest Thyme Co-op will facilitate the creation of community gardens and orchards, provide a CSA (community supported agriculture) that will do distribution for several local growers, have  cooking demonstrations, and create a storefront that functions to offer classes, artisan sales, and a community gathering place where creativity through arts, food and music can flourish.

The world is full of people from challenging backgrounds with limited resources, striving to attain their goals,
to achieve ours, we need a sustainable community model that work for all the members and promotes cooperation for a vibrant local economy. We can't change history, but we can change the future if we work together NOW.

What these funds are for:


This project is being Sponsored by Harvest Thyme CSA
estimate cost

Contributions are for the following to open the doors on a location for  a storefront and a classroom and to fund educational projects of  Hendersonville Homegrown :

Opening orders with local manufactures with in (80 miles):                    $6,000
Opening an account with New Sun and Returning Sun herbs and supplements which is based in Hendersonville,NC.  Hoping to connect with Gaia Herbs is in Brevard, NC and Leopard Forest Coffee is in Travelers Rest, SC, Things from Home inc. from Asheville, NC, and many other local vendors are contacting us daily.

To finish  our non-profit status for Hendersonville Homegrown and allow us to apply for future grants for educational funding and other legal fees.  $1,800

Funds will be used for setting up displays and purchasing bulk bins       $3,000

Community Gardens materials
(wood,tools,shed,seeds,starter plants,etc)                                                     $1,200

Materials for youth public art in these gardens                                            $1,500

Create contract pay positions for local artisan or people who can              $3000
teach sustainable life skills as classes
 

Promotion and marketing materials
(including website update, signage, t-shirts printed for the youth art contest and establishing programs, which will be printed by Green light Printing in Hendersonville, NC)             $3,000

Build a stage and purchase stereo equipment and lighting to promote  local music, poetry, open mic night, art                                                                                                                  $3,500
                                     
Creating a certified kitchen space  and purchase coolers                               $6,000

We will accomplish each of these goals in the order above as needed funding amounts become available.
 

 We are grateful on your help

Follow us on Twitter- htcoop and Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harvest-Thyme-Caf....   Join our CSA or add comments at www.ncfoodcoop.com.  Check out our video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjoXMDOBAM0.  If you have any questions please contact us at harvestthymecoop@yahoo.com

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starter seeds

$10 USD
You are the basis upon which all goodness grows. At this level we will give you a personal shout out of gratitude on Twitter and Facebook.
2 claimed

perennial seedlings

$25 USD
Thankfully we hope to rely on your support year after year. You will get a shout out and a "will work for food" bumper sticker
1 out of 60 of claimed

wheatgrass sprouts

$50 USD
Your contributions are the lifeblood of creating a new way of living. We want to give you all of the above and a Harvest Thyme reusable shopping bag.
1 out of 20 of claimed

sapling grove

$100 USD
We are thankful for all of your who are coming together to make our voice stronger in this community. Add a Harvest Thyme Co-op t-shirt to the list of gifts.
1 out of 20 of claimed

shade tree

$500 USD
Your support will help us weather the long days ahead of creating a sustainable world.You will get the perks above and a RelyLocal card that will give you discounts on participating businesses nationwide.
0 out of 10 of claimed

mighty oak

$1,000 USD
The strength of contributes like you will help us grow in ways we are only dreaming of. Not only will your get the above but we will name you as a sponsor on one of our peace tiles or a community garden plaque.
0 out of 10 of claimed

The rainforest

$2,500 USD
You are the nucleus of the sustainability movement in Hendersonville. At this level you will receive our eternal gratitude and 2 VIP tickets to a local non-profit gala.
0 out of 6 of claimed

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