From: Kitchen Gardeners International [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kitchen Gardeners International Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 11:46 AM To: Pernitz, Sandy Subject: this may be the nuttiest thing we've ever tried
The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. -Paul Cezanne View this email in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=bb6b3bcd2c&e=c7895a9537> [cid:[email protected]]<http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=93f8c0adde&e=c7895a9537> Share<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=f27cd5b61a&e=c7895a9537> [cid:[email protected]]<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=1b1f39d503&e=c7895a9537> Tweet<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=bfca57d245&e=c7895a9537> [cid:[email protected]]<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=cf8d97ab67&e=c7895a9537> +1<http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=6ff0be5e75&e=c7895a9537> [cid:[email protected]]<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=bb6b3bcd2c&e=c7895a9537> Forward to Friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=bb6b3bcd2c&e=c7895a9537> <http://kgi.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=9125c712be&e=c7895a9537>[cid:[email protected]]<http://kgi.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=9125c712be&e=c7895a9537><http://kgi.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=9125c712be&e=c7895a9537> <http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=5c57a8679e&e=c7895a9537>[cid:[email protected]]<http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=5c57a8679e&e=c7895a9537><http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=5c57a8679e&e=c7895a9537> Dear Sandy, It's been a while since I've been in touch. I hope you and yours have been well. My family and I have been enjoying a bountiful growing season here in Maine. I'm writing today to ask you to do three things that could help thousands of disadvantaged and vulnerable people also enjoy the benefits of food gardens, but before I do, a little bit of background information is needed. Thank you for taking the time to read all the way to bottom of this message. American entrepreneur, Derek Sivers, gave a brilliantly entertaining TED talk about how to start a movement which shows a young man inspiring a large group of initially inhibited people to get up and dance at an outdoor concert. It's one of the best short talks you'll ever see<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=c49836318f&e=c7895a9537>. Credit for movement building often goes to a single leader, but Sivers rightly points out the critical leadership role played by the first followers in a movement. As he puts it so well, it's those first followers who "transform a 'lone nut' into a leader." I'm writing to you today to invite you to join me<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=e9128e56ba&e=c7895a9537> in doing something really nutty: post a photo or video of yourself singing into a carrot!<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=787678e125&e=c7895a9537> We're calling this new campaign #carrotoke and using it as a way of raising funds for and awareness of KGI's Sow It Forward mini-grants program which just opened its online application's doors this week<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=66e939a4aa&e=c7895a9537> for its third annual round of grants. Over the past two years, Sow It Forward has awarded 240 grants reaching 72,000 people in 25 countries who've gone on to grow 120 tons of healthy food for themselves, their families and communities. While we're proud of what we've accomplished, during that same 2 year period, there were over 1500 projects proposed that we were not able to help due to a lack of funds. I think it's time that we try something fun and out of the box that, were it to catch on, could allow us to grow more of our own funds and issue more grants. So, here's my 3-part request: 1. that you post a photo or video of yourself singing into a carrot<http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=034033ec0c&e=c7895a9537> 2. that you invite/cajole/convince/tag 3 other people from your online network to follow your lead 3. that you make a tax-deductible donation to KGI in support of Sow It Forward<http://kgi.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=ed690cfa54&e=c7895a9537> Whether #carrotoke becomes a cheery chorus capable of funding hundreds of new food gardens or remains the work of a lone nut (me!) singing off in a dark corner of the internet<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=df68668049&e=c7895a9537> depends not only on my leadership but also yours. I hope you'll agree to sing along. You never know who might hear and decide to join us! Thanks so much, Roger Doiron Weeder-in-Chief, KGI PS: #carrotoke isn't just a people-powered campaign, it's also a contest where we'll be giving away over $1000 worth of cool stuff, most of it to randomly-selected winners and a $500 Gardeners Supply Co. gift card to the best video based on our judging and voting. We'll be randomly picking our first $100 Gardeners Supply Co. gift card winner at 5pm Eastern time this Sunday, September 28th. Be sure to have your photo or video uploaded here<http://kgi.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8b0ca4b64558ef6c805814e19&id=96cfdd2801&e=c7895a9537> by then if you want to be in the running. Copyright © 2014 Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, facebook page, Sow It Forward grants page, KGI Garden Planner site or via one of our campaigns. We take your privacy seriously and do not buy, sell or exchange list member data with any third parties. 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