Plant a Seed for SOFSA: Syracuse-Onondaga Food Justice Fund

Are you passionate about food and supporting a thriving local food system for Syracuse, Onondaga County, & Onondaga Nation? 

By supporting this year's annual "Plant A Seed for SOFSA" campaign, you'll be investing in sustaining our operations and community power-building work including:

- Listening to the many stakeholders across our region's food system through our Community Listening Series

But that's not all! There are so many ideas and needs across our local food landscape that we've heard in our initial listening sessions and beyond. This year, SOFSA is committing 75% of donations received through this campaign to our new participatory grantmaking initiative – the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Justice Fund. This fund aims to provide nimble, responsive support to community projects that advance a just and thriving local food system. So not only will you be supporting SOFSA's ongoing work, but you'll also be helping to fund innovative new projects that are making a difference.

And there's more good news! Thanks to the Onondaga Agriculture Council, each dollar donated to the "Plant A Seed for SOFSA" annual campaign in 2023 will be matched up to a total of $15,000. This means that your investment in our collective efforts will have twice the impact!

We're also excited to offer some great benefits to our donors. All donors contributing $50+ – whether individual, corporate, institutional, or philanthropic –  will have the option of acknowledgement at the Food Justice Symposium in Syracuse on October 28th, 2023. Individual donors contributing $100+ or making a recurring monthly donation of $10+ will receive a free SOFSA tote bag as a token of our appreciation. Corporate, institutional, and philanthropic donors will have access to sponsorship opportunities, beginning at the $500 gift level.

So what are you waiting for? Join us in building a more just and sustainable local food system. Your investment will make a difference, and we can't wait to have you as part of our community!

Members of SOFSA advocating alongside community partners at Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now (FAHNN) for the return of a grocery store to Valley Plaza

To provide an offline donation by check, please mail your donation to the address below. To make a cash contribution, please email [email protected] to make arrangements.

Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance
P.O. Box 726

Syracuse, NY 13214

To learn more about the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance and get involved, visit: www.syrfoodalliance.org/get-involved

Check out SOFSA's 2022 Annual Report to learn more about our work and impact.

Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance is a fiscally-sponsored program of Syracuse Grows, Inc.