Sponsorship

Purpose: support garden beds, seeds/soil/tools, irrigation, kids’ gardening lessons, pollinator habitat, and garden maintenance.

Tiers (example amounts — adjust to your community):

Platinum Gardener — $3,000 / year

• Naming credit for the garden area for 12 months (“Garden supported by ___”)
• Large logo on YFM website & event materials (garden events)
• Sponsor banner at the Garden Art Gala and Spring Planting Day
• 4 VIP passes to Garden Art Gala + sponsor recognition during event

Gold Gardener — $1,000 / year

• Logo on garden event flyers + website sponsor list
• Recognition on social media (2 posts/year)
• 2 tickets to Garden Art Gala

Silver Gardener — $400 / year

• Name listed on garden signage for the season
• Thank-you in newsletter and social media mention

In-Kind Options (very valuable): native plants, mulch, soil, tools, volunteer crew days, professional planting/landscaping services, or plant nursery gift-certificates.

How to position it to a prospect: “Your gift builds outdoor learning for kids and creates a living classroom where local children learn food-growing, ecosystem care, and healthy eating.”

Purpose: support materials, packaging, display case at the farmhouse campus, and help scale local retail & Etsy presence.

Platinum Maker — $2,500 / year

• Featured placement in our product display case + “Made possible by ___” plaque
• Prominent product call-out in marketing and website shop page
• Social media feature + quarterly product bundle for sponsor
• Option for a sponsor pop-up table during events

Gold Maker — $1,000 / year

• Logo on product shelf signage and website product page
• Shared social media post and event recognition

Silver Maker — $350 / year

• Sponsor listed on product display and in product packaging credits

In-Kind Options: jars, labels, packaging, beeswax, herbs, printing services, retail display case, volunteer time to list products on Etsy or manage wholesale relationships.

Purpose: support food purchases, allergen-friendly menu development, cooking supplies, and occasional catered elements for events.

Platinum Nourisher — $3,000 / year

• Sponsor banner at mealtimes and all food-related events
• Monthly social media highlight about healthy food program
• Sponsor invited to co-host a family nutrition workshop

Gold Nourisher — $1,200 / year

• Logo on lunch program materials and event menus
• 2 sponsored meal-days where donor is credited publicly

Silver Nourisher — $400 / year

• Acknowledgement on the lunch program webpage and newsletter

In-Kind Options: food donations, bulk organic ingredients, discounts from local bakeries or farms, cookware/equipment, volunteer cook-days.