We Have Greens, Beans, Potatoes, Tomatoes..You Name It!
The Black Church Food Security Network will begin promoting the sale of our Black Church Food Security Network Holiday Bags this week. We will need your assistance to make this a successful outreach effort.
This year we are delighted to have some of our favorite products grown and produced by Black farmers in our region. We have fresh collard greens, sweet potatoes, stone mill grits, organic honey, and homemade jam. All of these products come in a limited edition reusable #BlackChurchPower shopping bag.
Here are a few ways you can help and get connected.
This Week
WE HAVE GREENS AND SWEET POTATOES !
The Black Church Food Security Network has sweet potatoes and greens just in time for the holiday!!
Individual sales for the greens and sweet potatoes starts tomorrow! The pricing is as follows:
Collard Greens:
Bulk Pricing (30lbs) - $55.00
Individual Pricing (3lbs) - $6.00
Sweet Potatoes:
Bulk Pricing (40lbs)- $40.00
Individual Pricing (5lbs) - $7.00
Holiday Bags :
Holiday Bag Produce Only $25.00
Each bag contains:
6lbs of collard greens
5lbs of sweet potatoes
1 small #BlackChurchPower reusable shopping bag
These items will be available for purchase tomorrow via the BCSFN Online store.
BCSFN Holiday Bags $50.00
This bag will be available for pick up Sunday, November 21st. Available for preorder
Each bag contains:
6lbs of collard greens
5lb of sweet potatoes
1 jar of Browntown Farm Jam
1 jar of Organic Honey
1 BCSFN Black Food Treasure Chest Cookbook Journal
1 small #BlackChurchPower reusable shopping bag
How you can help?
Once the BCSFN Online Store is live you can now help us to promote individual sales by:
Letting everyone in your personal network know and send them the link to purchase.
Posting the BCSFN Holiday Bags on your personal social networks.
Sunday, November 14th
BCSFN Collard Green and Sweet Potato Pick Up
We will have a number people who support BCSFN order collard greens and sweet potatoes throughout the week. This upcoming Sunday will be the designated pick-up day for those patrons. We will need your assistance with setting up a BCSFN table and helping to distribute orders.
If you are available to assist please sign up using the following link: https://volunteersignup.org/4CCAE
Next Week, November 15th – 21st
Tuesday, November 16th
Preparation for BCSFN Bag Assembly and Distribution
We will be preparing the products to be packaged on Friday and Saturday of the week. We will also pack the orders that have been received for distribution earlier in the week. Some of the tasks performed will be as follows:
Organizing and separating the boxes of products for the holiday bags.
Taking inventory of the products
Ensuring we have all items needed for volunteers to assemble the bags (gloves, hand sanitizer, etc.)
Reviewing game plan for the assembly of the bags
Packing orders received
How you can help?
This is a pretty big task and we could use all hands on deck. Preparation will take place from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. if you are able to assist please email linneal@pleasanthope.org
Wednesday, November 17th
Holiday Bag Distribution/Pick Up
The Holiday is close and everyone is prepping. We would like to provide a convenient time for our individual sales (collard greens and sweet potatoes) to come and pick up their items before the holiday.
How you can help?
We would love if you could assist us with the individual sales pick-up process by greeting everyone with your winning smile and help us facilitate the pick ups. If you are available please sign up here: volunteersignup.org/4CCAE
Friday, November 19th & Saturday, November 20th
Holiday Bag Assembly
We will be working together to assemble the BCSFN Holiday Bags. Each bag will contain:
6lbs of collard greens
5lb of sweet potatoes
1 jar of Browntown Farm Jam
1 jar of Organic Honey
1 BCSFN Black Food Treasure Chest Cookbook Journal
1 small #BlackChurchPower reusable shopping bag
How you can help?