Sister Julie's Special Wish List
If you or someone you know can help with these specific needs, please contact sj@starcross.org!
- Electric Stove (30" GE) for the farmhouse - The old gas oven manages to burn or overcook everything, and only three of the stove top burners work. We hope to have a new stove in place before the olive harvest crew arrives in early November. We need to feed them all three times a day!
- 20 QT. Stainless Steel Canner and Stock Pot - We preserve for our own consumption and sell at the farm stand much of what we grow, including applesauce, jam, pickles, and apple and tomato juices. Our current canning pots are looking a little rusty and could use an upgrade!
- Camp Supplies Reimbursement - In August, we hosted a group of teenagers from Oakland for a countryside farm experience, and it was a great success! However, it did require purchasing materials such as food for all the campers and arts and crafts supplies (t-shirts, paints, and thread). If you're willing to cover the costs of any of these supplies, please contact Sister Julie!
With your contribution we can continue to:
- Connect with our community that extends well beyond our home in Sonoma County, CA, in our sharing of inspirational messages through books, multi-faith Reflections, weekly Haiku, and virtual photographic “Walks” around Starcross, keeping spirits up amidst the challenges of COVID-19, economic hardship, and racial injustice.
- Respond whenever called upon to local and international emergencies, such as we did last year, providing long-term free housing and sanctuary to refugee families, utilizing our experience with children impacted by HIV/AIDS in the United States, Romania, and Uganda.
- Run a twice-monthly food pantry offering fresh produce, clothing, books, and supplies to an increasing number of neighbors in need.
- Welcome people from many states and abroad to experience working on an organic farm as they blend their spiritual paths with care for the earth.
- And more.... !
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