That’s the idea driving Barnraiser, a crowdfunding platform dedicated to supporting a slew of healthy food, farming, educational, and social projects across the country. MORE: Is Indoor Vertical Farming the Future of Food? Think of it like the Kickstarter of the sustainable food movement. After all, it works just the same: Browse projects and causes on Barnraiser.us—keep a small family-run farm in operation or help open a locally-sourced supper club, for example—then contribute as little or as much as you’d like. And don’t feel bad if all you can fork over is a dollar (hey, you gotta keep that green for grass-fed meat and organic nut butter). Barnraiser strongly encourages the $1 donation. In fact, its latest initiative, the Pitch In Challenge, is focused on turning your pocket change into greenhouses, community gardens, teaching kitchens, urban farms…you get the picture. We can’t really think of a more badass way to spend a buck. That’s why we’ve joined forces with Barnraiser to help create the world’s largest tip jar for good food innovation. Want in? Visit pitchin.barnraiser.us, donate just $1, and Barnraiser will match it. You can also help spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using #PitchIn. Together, we can reach our goal of 250,000 tips. That means $500,000 goes directly into the hands of farmers and other clean-food movers and shakers to accelerate thousands of projects like these: Seattle Urban Farm Company: Raised over $30,000 to build new greenhouses to provide more organic produce to the local community and jobs for aspiring farmers. (Seattle, WA) Yountville Elementary School: Met their $10,000 goal from the local community to develop outdoor classrooms to teach students about growing, harvesting, and preparing whole, healthy foods. (Yountville, CA) Green Bronx Machine: Raised $40,000 to build the National Health and Wellness Center teaching kitchen where plant-based teaching is integrated along with the core curriculum. (Bronx, NY) City Slicker Farms: Raised nearly $30,000 to build an urban farm and community park in the heart of Oakland, including classrooms, woodshops, orchards, greenhouses, gardens, and more. (Oakland, CA)
