Today is Small Business Saturday

Let's keep some of those holiday shopping dollars local and shop with our locally-owned small businesses!

Support your local economy!

Black Friday

A store is the last place I want to be today!

But for those of you who do celebrate by looking for the best deals, I wish you much luck in finding them.

While you are shopping today, or tomorrow on Small Business Saturday, or on Cyber Monday, we hope you will also keep in mind your favorite charities and consider a donation on Giving Tuesday!

Gloria

Shop for everyone on your gift list this holiday at http://smile.amazon.com/ch/16-1607595 and Amazon donates to Gardenshare Inc. #YouShopAmazonDonates

Wishing you a blessed holiday

THANKSGIVING 2017--BY THE NUMBERS

6,500--The number of Wampanoag American Indians as of 2010, roughly half of whom lived in Massachusetts. The Wampanoag attended the first Thanksgiving, playing a lead role in the historic event, and were essential to the survival of the colonists during the newcomers’ first year.

244 million--The forecasted number of turkeys raised in the United States in 2016. That is up 4.5% from the number raised during 2015.

4--The number of places in the US named after the holiday’s traditional main course. Turkey Creek, AZ (pop. 405 in 2015), Turkey city, Texas (367); Turkey Creek village, La. (357); and Turkey town, N.C. (280).

859 million pounds--The forecasted weight of cranberries produced in the US in 2016. Wisconsin was estimated to lead all states in the production of cranberries, with 521.0 million pounds, followed by Massachusetts (estimated at 207.0 million pounds).

4--The number of places and townships in the US named Cranberry. Cranberry township , Pa., was the most populous of these places in 2016, with 30,739 residents.

Newman's Own Holiday Challenge

Starting today and running through January 3, the Newman's Own Foundation is challenging nonprofits to raise money to support their important causes and offering challenges and incentives to support these efforts.

To support GardenShare and help us earn some of these incentives, go here to donate.

You can also share the link with others to encourage donations and even set up teams of fundraisers to support GardenShare's work.

STATES ARE ADDRESSING FOOD WASTE

State legislators are beginning to address the connection between food waste and hunger. From implementing tax incentives; funding food rescue operations; or recycling or repurposing waste as compost, animal feed, or energy, states are building relationships with businesses and nonprofits to prevent food waste and to feed families. California, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia offer state tax credits for food donations. West Virginia’s farm-to-food bank tax credits for charitable food donations by farmers takes effect in 2018. Some states, like Minnesota, appropriate funds to food banks to facilitate the collection, distribution, and storage of surplus goods.  That state’s Farm-to-Food Shelf program uses most of this money to provide grants to farmers for harvesting and transporting their surplus crops to the Second Harvest Heartland food bank. Now more than 5 million pounds of fresh produce are collected and distributed each year.

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, 11/9/17, Food Waste Legislation

Cyber Monday - don't forget GardenShare

If you'll be shopping on Amazon tomorrow, don't forget that you can support GardenShare with every purchase.

Go here and do your shopping and a portion of each item will be donated to GardenShare!