Sharing the Bounty in 2024

We’d like to extend a big thank you to those who donated in 2024 to our Share the Bounty One Apple at a Time food access program! And we’d also like to share the results.

Our goal was to raise $4,500 and to deliver 2,000 lbs of apples to Community Action Coalition in Madison, who would then distribute the fruit to their partner food pantries in Dane, Jefferson, and Waukesha Counties.

CSA members who shared our vision generously donated $4,760 for the program. Thank you!! We also received a grant from FairShare CSA Coalition to fund more donations to Community Action Coalition. See the numbers below:

Source
Amount
Total Donations
$7,760.50
CSA Member Donations
$4,760.50
Fairshare CSA Coalition Grant
$3,000

A severe hailstorm reduced our orchrd’s yields in 2024, and after consultation with Community Action Coalition, we substituted Juli’s applesauce (made from our organic apples) for fresh apples in some of our deliveries.  Thanks to your generous donations, we delivered a total of 1,225 lbs of apples and 81 cases of applesauce at no cost to the food pantries:

Delivery Date
Item
Amount
Value
Total:
$7,800
8/7/2024
#1 Grade Apples
770 lbs
$1,848
10/9/2024
Applesauce
45 cases
$2,700
10/23/2024
#1 Grade Apples
455 lbs
$1,092
10/30/2024
Applesauce
36 cases
$2,160

We are humbled by your generosity and elated by the success of our fledgling food access program.  We look forward to sharing the bounty one apple at a time in many years to come along with you!

With gratitude,

Juli & Chris