Sourdough Starter Fundraiser for Farmworkers
What?
PWYC sourdough starter fundraiser
Pay what you can, and…
receive 1 oz of dehydrated sourdough starter & personalized guide to rehydrating your new starter
FREE shipping! (u.s. and international)
100% of your donation goes to Farmworkers’ Covid-19 Relief.
Justice 4 Migrant Women and Hispanics In Philanthropy have partnered with organizations across the U.S. to distribute funds:
“Two to three million workers across our country plant, pick and pack the food that we eat. Of these workers, an estimated 900,000 of the workforce are women. Despite their critical contributions, farmworkers often live in the shadows of our society and are subject to substandard working conditions. Farmworkers are excluded from some of the most basic labor protections and are at risk of wage theft, rampant sexual harassment and severe occupational injuries from heavy machinery, sharp implements and other unsafe conditions. Exposure to harmful pesticides is also a major issue. Pesticides have an acute impact on farmworkers’ health and lives, especially for women. Pesticides lead to rashes, headaches, nausea and serious health consequences like miscarriage and child deformity.
All funds raised will go directly to farmworkers to help them purchase basic, yet essential, materials, including masks for the farmworkers as well as the healthcare professionals who serve them, groceries, hygienic supplies, diapers, formula and medical supplies and to assist them with payments for rent, utilities and medical care expenses.”
If sourdough or baking bread isn’t your thing, please share this page or this post to others who may be interested!
How?
Venmo your donation to ——— and fill out the form below.
(If you do not have Venmo, then DM me @everythingalexcooks on IG, and we’ll figure out an alternative.)
Fundraiser closes December 11, 2020. Receipts will be posted December 11, 2020. Starter packages will be shipped, starting December 12, 2020.
Why?
This year, a lot went wrong, but I learned how to bake sourdough. This 9-month-long learning process has been an incredibly healing in my relationship with food. I’ve begun to stop moralizing my food: “good” sugars, “bad” carbs, etc. I realized that I should not be demonizing food that was once a harvest carefully grown and picked by human hands. All food is good food. I’ve reflected that the only moralizing factor I should be attributing to food is gratitude. This holiday season and especially in our current pandemic, I want to give back to and fight for our essential farmworkers, so I hope you join me in this bit of food activism!
