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Happy Holidays from Re:Vision
Is it really that time of year again? As we perform the winter ritual of putting our gardens to bed, giving thanks for the past twelve months and planning for 2015, it’s easy to get distracted by the buzz of the holiday season. With endless wish lists and “holiday deals”, we’re reminded of the glaring pressure to turn this time of year into a season of consumption.
I know many of you, like me, would like to find alternatives to make the holidays more meaningful and sustainable. Re:Vision’s annual Holiday Gift Catalogue makes this easy - you can give memorable gifts to the special people in your life while also making a world of difference.
The unique gifts in this catalogue have endless potential to improve the lives of people every day. I’ve seen firsthand
how learning to garden helps families living in food-desert neighborhoods embrace healthier eating habits, how helping women gain leadership skills transforms them into local change-makers, and the wonder on kids’ faces as they eat food they grew themselves.
By choosing these compassionate gifts, you will plant seeds of good health and economic opportunity for those
who need it most.
On behalf of those whose lives you will impact - thank you and happy holidays!
Sincerely,
Sarah ParmarPresident
Re:Vision Board of Directors
Grow a Community Re:Vision has developed a model of urban agriculture in low-income communities that increases healthy food access, creates economic opportunities and unites neighbors to work toward a common purpose of living
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Grow a Community Re:Vision has developed a model of urban agriculture in low-income communities that increases healthy food access, creates economic opportunities and unites neighbors to work toward a common purpose of living
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Backyard Garden for a FamilyWhole: $500 | Share: $100
This generous gift covers all supplies and necessary resources to help a low-income family establish a backyard garden, which includes a promotora that will visit them every week to teach them how to garden and cook with their fresh produce. In return, each family will pay-it-forward by sharing a portion of their harvest with another household, and by recruiting a new family to participate the following year.
CSA ShareWhole (20 weeks worth of veggies): $230
Half (10 weeks worth of veggies): $115
Food grown at Re:Vision’s community urban farm is distributed back to low-income families through a Community Supported Agriculture service, or CSA. Each family receives a box of food once per week for twenty weeks. This gift is the best way to provide a non-gardening family with access to healthy, organic food right in their neighborhood.
Beehive for a Family
Whole: $250 | Share: $85 Honey has been proven to fight disease, ease allergies, and ward off bacterial infections. Bees also add significant value to urban farms by increasing pollination and crop yields. Provide a family with their own backyard hive and give them the amazing experience and joy of beekeeping!
Chickens for a Family
Coop: $250 | Chicks: $25 Chickens lay nutritious eggs day after day, providing an important source of protein. Families that receive a chicken coop give a portion of their eggs to their neighbors through Re:Vision’s food cooperative.
Drip Irrigation System
for a FamilyWhole $75
Re:Vision provides drip irrigation and an automatic timer to each family to reduce water usage, save money and direct the water directly to crop roots. A drip irrigation system can increase a family’s yield by 50 percent.
Seeds and Plants for a Family
Whole $20
Give a family fresh produce to last the year by covering the cost of seeds and seedlings for their backyard garden. All seeds are organic certified, and seedlings are grown by promotoras in Re:Vision’s greenhouse.
Nutrition CourseWhole: $300 | Share: $30
Offering nutrition classes and cooking courses helps backyard gardening fami-lies incorporate new recipes and healthy choices into their daily diets. This six-week hands-on course in Re:Vision’s new Educational Kitchen will teach ten women healthy meal planning, shopping and cook-ing skills.
Build a Hoop HouseShare: $300
With a hoop house, those gardening and farming in Colorado have the opportunity to 1) begin growing earlier in the year, and 2) increase yields by up to 50%. This share will provide materials for 8,000 sq. ft. of covered growing.
Grow a Fruit TreeOne Tree $75
Re:Vision’s Kepner Educational Farm includes the only urban orchard in Denver! Fruit trees provide food, habitat to wildlife and beautification to inner-city lots. Add a fruit tree to one of our urban farms and nourish the community for years to come.
Plant a Row of Organic CropsWhole: $100 | Half: $50
In 2014, Re:Vision’s two urban farms produced 30,000 pounds of organic produce that was distributed back to the community through the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model. Plant a row of crops in honor of a friend, colleague, or loved one, and become part of this amazing accomplishment!
Experiential Education Classroom
Shade structure $1,500Bench $150
Help teach local children where their food comes from! Build an outdoor urban farming classroom for kids and the community at Kepner Middle School to better integrate curriculum between the classroom and the farm.
Spread Joy,and
Compost!
Educational Composting Station
Whole $500Worm-at-a-time: $35
Help Re:Vision build a demonstration compost station at the Kepner Middle School Urban Farm. This station will teach kids about the importance of healthy soil and the techniques and benefits of composting.
Women’s EmpowermentPromotora Training Course
Whole: $200 | Share: $50
Investing in the education of women and improving their economic opportunities is a proven way to change a community. For this reason, Re:Vision hires residents as promotoras, or community health workers. Promotoras receive valuable training and gain marketable job skills in urban gardening, cooking, food preservation, nutrition, diabetes prevention, community health, public speaking, leadership, and community organizing. This gift supports training for promotoras and helps reduce the gender gap in economic participation.
Canning and Preservation CourseWhole: $250 | Share: $25
Families who participate in the Re:Farm backyard gardening program report a savings of approximately $100 per month on grocery bills during harvest months, which is close to 6 percent of their take home pay. The knowledge of how to preserve part of their harvest through canning, freezing and drying will extend the nutritional and economic benefits of their gardens.
Plant Hope,Harvest Opportunity
Re:Vision invests in the greatest resource of a neighborhood - its people. By motivating, inspiring and supporting residents to become leaders, our Re:Unite program empowers neighbors to unite toward a common purpose, take action, and transform their community.
My family and I are very thankful for the Re:Farm Denver program.
Having our own garden gives us quick and easy access to healthy, organic
vegetables, which we are proud to share with family and community
members. We especially appreciate everything that Re:Vision’s promotoras
have taught us about gardening and healthy eating!
- Margarita Macias
Testimonials
I grew up farming with my family in
Durango, Mexico, which is a tradition
I’ve missed since I moved to Denver in
1997. I’ve always wanted to teach my
husband and daughters this part of my
culture, so was excited to start a garden
with the Re:Farm program. I have since
been able to reconnect to my roots, and
am now a proud promotora, teaching
others about the benefits of a backyard
garden. - Perla Mendez
Revision International (“Re:Vision”) is a Colorado non-profit corporation (Tax ID 26-1204343) with its primary address at 3735 Morrison Road, Denver CO 80219. Re:Vision is exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3). Donations to Re:Vision are tax-deductible to the ex-tent allowed under applicable laws. Gifts from this catalogue are symbolic in nature and represent a contribution to Re:Vision’s entire mission - to develop local leaders, cultivate community food systems and grow resilient local economies in underserved urban neighborhoods. If you would like a copy of Re:Vision’s Annual Report or IRS filings, please send an email to [email protected].
Ordering is Easy!Order online at www.revision.coop
or use attached order form.
How it Works1.
Choose meaningful gifts.Order online at www.revision.coop or mail the enclosed order form with your payment.
2. Change lives.
Your generosity will reach people who need it most.
3. Receive your free gift in the mail.
If your order totals $75 or more, we’ll send you a free gift of 10 Re:Vision notecards in the mail.
4. Honor someone special.
Tell someone special how you changed lives in his or her honor! Send an electronic honor card by visiting www.revision.coop/honorcards or send a handwritten Re:Vision notecard.
