Nourishing Our Community: Why I’m Supporting the Community Food Fund

Sometimes, the best ideas start with a simple conversation among friends. A few months ago, Josh and Tim—two people I deeply respect—approached me and asked if I could help brainstorm, connect, and lend a hand with some marketing and fundraising strategy for a project they’d been nurturing: the Community Food Fund.

I said yes without hesitation. And now, I want to tell you why.

At its core, the Community Food Fund is about mutual care. It supports local families in accessing fresh, healthy food—food grown by local farmers right here in our region. This model makes sense not only socially and ethically but also economically and environmentally. It’s about putting dollars directly into the local food system while ensuring that kids and families in our area have nutritious meals they can count on.

This year marks the Fund’s second season, and I’ve been helping out quietly behind the scenes — offering communications guidance, helping with storytelling, and thinking about building a stronger structure for long-term impact.

But there’s something deeper here, too.

Like many of you, I’ve felt the weight of the past few years. The global shifts, the uncertainty, the changes in our communities. In times like these, it’s easy to feel powerless. But one thing I’ve learned is this: when you put your energy into something local, something that helps real people in tangible ways, it grounds you. It reminds you that change is possible — especially when we show up with what we’re good at and offer it freely.

I’m not a farmer. But I can write, plan, and help tell a good story. Supporting this project has been healing in ways I didn’t expect. It’s reminded me that generosity, connection, and reciprocity are still the cornerstones of any strong community.

So I want to invite you to do two things:

1. Read the story behind the Community Food Fund here:
   👉 Community Food Fund Seeks Donations to Support Kingston-Area Youth and Families

2. Consider donating, if you’re able. Every contribution goes directly toward food for families — and supports farmers too. And yes, you’ll get a tax receipt.

Whether you give, share, or reflect, this is what it looks like to invest in the community we want to live in. There are so many co-benefits when we choose to act together, even in small ways.

Thanks for reading. And thanks to everyone building projects like this, quietly and with care. You inspire me.

— Dan