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Dear friends – On Saturday, 10/23/2021, we had the first community meeting at the Zinniker Farm. The 12 of us, some local, some from WI, some from Chicago, were greeted by a perfect fall day, a choir of birds, cool weather, bright sunshine, Hazel’s famous spice cake and a bonfire!
After we went around and introduced ourselves, Markus gave a brief history of the Zinniker Family Farm and he asked some very relevant questions that we are faced with today. (link to video) The conversation was lively and we came away with warmth of community and our first steps forward.
We decided to form a core group to work with Petra and Mark. The short-term goal is to get a real understanding of a sustainable budget that includes everything! After all, how can the farm thrive into the future unless we understand the economics.
After we understand the needs, how will we come around the farm as a supportive community to share the bounty of the land – and take the risks of farming off the farmer.
It addresses a statement posed by Mark, “the hardest thing for a farm to produce is community value”
At the meeting, Jessica Fuchs, Robert Karp, Hazel and Chuck Ginsberg volunteered to be on the core group. If you have an interest in getting involved,please contact ‘Family Farm Initiative’ We welcome your help!
We added the first video from this meeting to the Patreon page: www.patreon.com/zinnikerfarm Please show your support by giving what you can, & by sharing this link.
We’ll be sending out more videos & emails over the next couple of weeks.
We are happy to have you as part of our community as we reimagine our relationship to the Earth and our food.
Best,
Chuck Ginsberg & Hazel Archer
