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As we grow, we have actively sought to meet with and get advice from other leaders in the inclusive agriculture and employment world, as well as with local farmers. Their wisdom and experience with farming in the Virginia and Maryland area and working with a non-traditional workforce will help shape us as a farm and help us find our own unique organizational style.
If there is somebody out there that you think we should talk to (e.g., local farming experts, special needs families, other non-profits or farms doing something similar, potential donors and grant makers), please let us know!
ZenBusiness is committed to entrepreneurship, making it easy to start, run, and grow your dream business! ZenBusiness offers the tools, guidance, and expertise to help you be your own boss. As an added bonus, ZenBusiness is committed to social impact and embodies diversity, equity & inclusion.
Red Wiggler has been an invaluable resource for us, as we have worked from a vision for A Farm Less Ordinary, to a reality. They have shared their insight regarding growing our non-profit, how to break down tasks appropriately for workers with disabilities, and what we might expect to experience during our early years. We are grateful for their willingness to share.
We thank the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties. They do a fantastic job administering grants, organizing the annual Give-Choose fundraising extravaganza, and putting together educational seminars, all of which have benefited locally-based organizations like ours.
We are also grateful to be new partners with the Community Foundation for NoVA.
We thank St. James’ Episcopal Church for their generosity over the past few years. Starting in 2021, we were also lucky enough to be able to use their commercial kitchen for the production of our jams and pickles.
Blossom and Bloom Thrift Shop is a non-profit, all volunteer operated second-hand shop. All proceeds benefit local adults and children with disablities in Leesburg is a non-profit, all volunteer-operated second-hand shop in old town Leesburg. All proceeds benefit local adults and children with disabilities….like A Farm Less Ordinary. We are thrilled to be one of Blossom & Bloom’s partner organizations. If you find yourself in Leesburg, please check them out!
