May is a time to celebrate spring and prepare for summer. FOOD MOXIE staff and volunteers have been continuing to build and fill beds with compost and topsoil, plant perennial fruit, and prepare to plant culinary herbs with students and other program participants.

We invite everyone to a free Strawberry Festival Saturday, May 11, at the Awbury Agricultural Village in East Germantown. Also this month, we will display a donated quilt in the Ambler store that we plan to raffle off on Giving Tuesday, June 11, in the Mount Airy store.

Here’s a wish list of items for FOOD MOXIE and Weavers Way Farm. Our staff welcomes the support to help make our spaces better learning environments. Thank you to all our regular volunteers, workday supporters and others who make our programs special. Happy spring!

Food Moxie and Weavers Way Farms Wish List

If you have a NEW item you would like to donate, please contact henrygotcrops@weaversway.coop or info@foodmoxie.org.

EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• Lawn mower (DR Trimmer mower $800, 3 needed)
• Weed wacker ($300/ea.; 3 needed)
• Electric edger (Black & Decker, $100/ea.; 3 needed)
• Flat free wheelbarrows ($100/ea.; up to 20 needed)
• Shade structures for outdoor workshops ($2,000/ea.;3 needed)
• Arbors for garden entrances ($1,000/ea.; 3 needed)
• Folding chairs for workshops and educational programs ($120 per set; up to 10 sets needed)
• Bulletin boards and wipe boards for education and communication ($70/ea.)
• Picnic tables ($300/ea.; 10 needed)
• Storage tool and supply sheds ($300/ea.; 6 needed)
• 10-packs of clean gloves for workdays ($10 per pack, 1,000 needed per year)

BEAUTIFICATION/PLANTERS

• Big planters for ornamental plants ($200
• Hanging baskets for flowers ($30)
• Gravel for Henry Got Crops driveway ($1,500)
• Window boxes for ornamentals to beautify education space ($30/ea.)

FOOD SAFETY

• Hand wipes for food tastings ($5 per container)
• Hydrogen peroxide for cleaning tools ($5 per container)
• Rugged mats for wiping feet between farm sections ($40)
• Cat food for Henry Got Crops mouse-catching farm cats ($500 or drop food to farmers @CSA barn)

COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY SUPPORT

• Sponsor a CSA share to a Saul student and their family ($400-$800)
• Sponsor Philly Food Bucks for students and FOOD MOXIE program graduates ($20 per person, to be used as coupons for fresh fruit and veggies at farm markets, including Henry Got Crops Farm Market.)
• Sponsor a Fresh Start kit ($150/ea.; includes cooking supplies for a family moving out of emergency housing after graduating from a scratch cooking class)

EDUCATION SUPPLIES

• Support for educational signs and banners for sites ($5,000)
• Cider press for fall programs (HVR American Harvester double tub press & grinder, $1,000)
• Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2 qt. frozen yogurt, sorbet and ice cream maker for summer programs $70/ea.; 3 needed)
• Amazon wish list of educational items for children’s programs: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/24JS1M1TCGPHT?&sort=default