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December 28, 2011

Hello friends of The Abundant Table and Join the Farm!,

In 2009, in partnership with local DeBusschere Family Farms, the Abundant Table developed the Abundant Table Farm Project, a one to two year internship for young adults to work on an organic CSA farm (Join the Farm!), live in intentional community and engage in community justice building. With a mission to change lives and systems by creating sustainable relationships to the land and local community, we have experienced the past three years as a time of tremendous growth and exciting new opportunities.

Thanks to your commitment, 2011 was a great year for the Abundant Table Farm Project. Our outreach into Ventura County has grown to include:

Delivery of more than 4,000 organic shares to over 200 households (Join the Farm! CSA)
Approximately 4,000 pounds of fresh organic carrots and lettuce delivered to Ventura Unified School District and Conejo Valley Unified School District (Farm to School Program)
Over 1,000 elementary and secondary students visited the farm for an educational farm tour (Farm to School Program)
Farm immersion experiences for 60 youth from churches, synagogues, and other religious and non-religious groups (Farm to Faith Program)
Farm-based agriculture, food system, health, and nutrition classes taught to over 200 Ventura County youth (Rooted Futures Program)
Cooking and nutrition classes taught to students at California Lutheran University (Grace-Full Table Program)
Community Partner and service learning site with California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI)
Partnerships with Community Roots Garden in Oxnard, Nopalito Native Plant Nursery, Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries, and other organizations

2012 promises to be a critical year for the Abundant Table Farm Project. As we explained in a previous message (which you can read in its entirety here http://atomic-temporary-136268101.wpcomstaging.com/?p=518), we will be relocating our farm site even as we continue to sustain current programs and develop new ones. Moving our organic farm will be a challenging job, but one that will make it possible for the Abundant Table Farm Project to continue growing healthy food, promoting sustainable farming, and building strong communities.

It is not too late to donate.Your tax-deductible (Tax ID#: 26-2243787) donation of $50 or more today will help ensure that the Abundant Table Farm Project can continue its important work during this transition to new land and a new organizational structure. Thank you in advance for your ongoing support!

Please join us in strengthening the work that the Abundant Table does. Please make your generous donation now to The Abundant Table before the year is over.

Please consider donating $10, $50, $100, or as much as you want to give. Donations are tax deductible and can be made with credit or debit via Paypal or by check. Checks should be made out to The Abundant Table and mailed to: 4720 E. Hueneme Rd, Oxnard, CA 93033.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.