Updates
Updates from the ministry.
A running log of real milestones, photos, and outreach as Store #1 opens and the larger We Not Me Farms Ministries Inc. vision takes shape. Every item below is labelled so a reader can tell at a glance what has happened, what is happening now, and what is still on the horizon.
Updates from the ministry.
MILESTONE CHRONOLOGY
A phase-tagged path to the broader vision.
The same milestones as the What We're Building page — bucketed into Completed, In progress, Next, and Future — with date slots the team fills in as each is reached. We do not claim anything as completed that has not actually happened.
COMPLETED
Ministry established — incorporated as We Not Me Farms Ministries Inc.
IN PROGRESS
Store #1 project underway — building Store #1 as Store #1.
IN PROGRESS
Store #1 project fundraising underway — raising the $25,000 to open the doors.
NEXT
Raise $25,000 — covers startup, fixtures, equipment, merchandise logistics, opening promotion, and a reasonable operating reserve.
NEXT
Acquire fixtures, equipment, and store-opening supplies — shelving, racks, signage, POS equipment, cleaning equipment.
NEXT
Build merchandise inventory — fill the store with clean resale merchandise from individual and business donors.
NEXT
Open Store #1 — Store #1 of a national $5-or-less brand, opening day.
FUTURE
Develop ministry farms, food production, and food programs for working families across the Gulf Coast.
FUTURE
Open additional $5-or-less stores — one location and one community at a time, beginning in Crawfordville.
FUTURE
Build a disaster-relief network — BUILDING CAPACITY BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES, one location at a time.
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Questions? Email wenotmefarmsministries@gmail.com or call (541) 921-3677.