Sponsorship
Invitation for Your Business
We invite you to partner with us while drawing positive attention to your business. Your company will receive year long exposure at our farmers’ market and/or benefits at our two largest fundraising events supporting the Poughkeepsie Farm Project (PFP).
A PFP corporate partnership will place your organization at the forefront of the nationwide movement in support of healthy eating and sustainable agriculture. Our partners receive various marketing benefits that include exposure to more than 400 member families of the CSA, an estimated 10,000 visitors to our farmers’ market, and recognition on our website, in our newsletters and in our annual report in the year of the gift.
Our aim is that your company will enjoy an enhanced profile when our members, event participants, partners, and the general public associate your business with the significant, positive difference in the lives of many people who participate in and are aware of our food access and educational programs.
2011 Sponsorship Opportunities
Top six reasons to sponsor the PFP:
- Increase your business’ visibility in the Hudson Valley.
- Publicize to thousands of people via event publicity, signage and other media (social networking sites, e-mails, advertisements, newspaper coverage).
- Be on the ground floor of building a sustainable Farmers’ Market that ensures local fresh food access in Poughkeepsie and supports the regional agricultural economy.
- Promote your business to the sophisticated and influential decision makers who attend A Seat at the Table.
- Join the community in a popular celebration enjoyed by the hundreds of families and individuals who attend Soup-A-Bowl.
- Show your company’s commitment to local, sustainable, healthy food and the community.
100% of the money raised goes back to support our programs:
The PFP provides learning opportunities about food and farming and improves access to healthy, locally-grown food while using community-based strategies to produce food, create and support venues for food distribution, and educate youth and adults. We create urban vitality through food and farming that improve the health of people, communities and the environment. Our programs include:
- Food Share: This program improves access to fresh, healthy food for low income community members.
- Farmers’ Market: Management of and participation in the Poughkeepsie Farmers’ Market to make healthy, local food accessible for downtown customers.
- City Seeds: A program that provides opportunities for young people – urban youth and future farmers – to engage in meaningful, skill-building work while learning to grow and eat fresh food, save seeds, and make a difference in their communities and the food system.
- Community Education: Our working farm is a unique educational resource for a wide diversity of individuals and groups who are interested in learning more about food and agriculture.
- Food Donations: Each week, the PFP donates harvested produce to local emergency food providers, including soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters.
