By Machelle Norling | Director
We have been caring for our family of 58 for more than 10 years now. Our primary goal has always been three-fold - care for our kids; educate every child; help them transition into adulthood. We currently have 11 kids in college and 2 in trade school. Our eldest, Roja, just started her final year at KIMS Medical College where she is studying physical therapy.
As we look to 2018, we will focus on creating programs on site that will serve as job skills training for our kids who do not attend college. We have a small 55-herd dairy we continue to build. A great program that teaches the kids animal husbandry, marketing, sales and general business practices.
Our focus for the upcoming year is to bring the remanants of an organic farm on our property back to life and create the Hope Now Organic Farm Cooperative - a farm to table organic produce supplier to local grocery stores and restaraunts. Our long term goal is to be a part of the community, teaching our kids and others how to be organic farmers, create a busines plan, run a business and how to be enviornmentally responsible with our food.
Nonprofits of all sizes and shapes need to be thinking about how to be more self sustainable over time. This kind of programming helps us generate revenue while we are educating our kids. We believe this is an important next step as we continue to grow.
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