Families will turn an oversupplied harvest into lasting food and steady income, keeping parents home.
In our community, many families grow pumpkins, but when harvest time comes, there is often too much to sell at once. Prices drop, produce goes to waste, and families lose income after months of hard work. Some parents even leave home to find more stable jobs elsewhere, leaving their children behind. For 24 children and their families, this cycle of surplus and loss touches every part of daily life.
With this cause, families will learn to turn pumpkins into simple food products like snacks, dried pumpkin, and juice that can be stored and sold over time, giving them income well beyond the harvest season. Families will work together to process, package, and sell these products, sharing roles and building something as a community. Young people will also take part in safe, guided ways, picking up practical skills and learning what it means to work alongside others.
Over time, this will reduce waste, strengthen family income, and help families see more value in what they already grow.
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