Barn for Breakthrough
Our Barn for Breakthrough campaign brings together four connected priorities:
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Building acquisition: From lease to ownership
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Capital Build-out: Renovating and equipping the barn for safe, accessible, year-round community use.
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Program Launch: Establishing kitchen operations, food-access activities, educational programs, workforce development, partnerships, and volunteer opportunities.
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Research, Evaluation, and Replication: Studying how community food systems can maintain safe and equitable service during extreme disruptions and sharing the results with other communities.
Our campaign goal is $2.66 million, which includes:
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$ 350,000 secure site
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$1,450,000 for capital improvements and equipment
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20% contingency funding for unexpected construction and project costs
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$500,000 for 12 months of operational startup
How Your Donation Helps
Donations may help support:
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From leasing to ownership
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Building renovation and accessibility improvements
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Commercial kitchen equipment and installation
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Refrigeration, storage, sanitation, and food-production systems
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Backup power, water continuity, and emergency-preparedness capabilities
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Educational and workforce-development programs
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Food-access initiatives and community service
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Volunteer coordination and community partnerships
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Research-related monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination
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Initial staffing, insurance, utilities, supplies, and operating costs
Every Contribution Matters
Gifts of every size help move the project forward.
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25–99: Supports basic program supplies, outreach, or volunteer materials.
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100–499: Helps provide equipment, training materials, or food-access resources.
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500–2,499: Supports kitchen operations, educational programming, or resilience planning.
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2,500–9,999: Helps fund specialized equipment, infrastructure systems, or program launch costs.
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$10,000 and above: Supports major capital, equipment, research, or partnership initiatives.