AN UPDATE ON OUR FUNDRAISER
As a small (but mighty!), rural market, we rely on the flow of cars past our doors. For 7 weeks this flow was interrupted due to a tragic accident and ensuing environmental remediation and road closure, and we have been deeply impacted. As of 6/5 the road has thankfully reopened, and we are still fundraising to recoup lost revenue during the closure so that we can sustain our staff, our space, and this community hub.
Our goal is $45,000, and we are getting close to meeting it. If Random Harvest has ever nourished you, or if you’d like to help sustain the relational food economy we foster for our community, we’d be incredibly grateful for your support.
Help Random Harvest Weather This Challenge
More than a market and café - Random Harvest is on a mission to create and sustain a relational local food economy. This means prioritizing people over transactions, connection over convenience, and care over extraction. It looks like locally sourced food and goods, a business created for and by our crew, a community space where we can gather, and a deeply rooted commitment to creating something that nourishes us all.
Right now, we’re facing a disruption that has taken a huge financial toll on our business. On April 16th, a tragic accident took two lives and resulted in a fuel spill that continues to affect the area. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of those who were lost, and with everyone in our community who has been touched by this.
In the days since the accident, environmental remediation efforts have led to a detour that is disrupting the flow of traffic past our business. As a rural market and café we heavily rely on the flow of cars passing by our doors. When that flow is interrupted, even briefly, the impact is significant. During the first two weeks of the road closure we lost $28,000 in revenue. We have no timeline for when the road will open and this lost revenue is catastrophic for a small business like ours.
We’ve already launched a number of fundraising efforts to help us recover lost revenue - our Soup Nights and Gift Card campaigns have been well-received and are making a difference, but they aren’t enough to stabilize us alone. While we’ve submitted an insurance claim, we don’t yet know what will be covered or how long this process will take. In the meantime, we’re navigating a huge financial gap.
Our goal is to raise $45,000 to help carry us through this period of uncertainty.
Your support will help us:
Cover immediate operating costs
Continue paying our staff
Sustain our events and community programming
Stay open with stability on the other side of this challenging time
If Random Harvest has ever been a place where you’ve felt welcomed, nourished, or connected, we invite you to support in whatever way you can - whether that’s contributing to our GoFundMe campaign, shopping in person, attending one of our events, or spreading the word.
This space exists because of our community. And with your help, it will continue to nourish us all in the years to come.
With deep gratitude,
Robin, Hillary & the Random Harvest crew