Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! If you have not made your plans to attend our 3rd annual Christmas on the Farm event, do NOT delay!!! It is December 9 at the farm. We offer pictures with Santa, cookies with Mrs. Clause, crafts with the Elves, a Sleigh-Hayride, a living Nativity scene, and some local […]
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What’s New on the Farm? WE ARE!!!!!! One Month!!! It has been one month since we cut our ribbon and moved into our permanent home. One month since we added Fridays to our open days. One month since we launched on our own. Have you visited us yet? You should! We have clients on site
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A big Next Step Farms THANK YOU to everyone who made our Ribbon Cutting and Fall Festival a huge success!
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What’s New on the Farm? Getting closer!! The perimeter fence has been completed! Thank you Tim Portik and Kevin Curtis for clearing and creating a secure boundary for Next Step Farms. It would not have been possible without the funding of grants fulfilled by Intrepid and Poarch Indians! Thank you! ADS Caring Team and IDEX
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Did You Know that 6.5 million people in the United States alone have intellectual disabilities (including mild to profound cognitive impairment)? This week, a group of ADS volunteers had the privilege to meet and work alongside some special needs adults to support a 501(c)(3) organization in Harvest, AL – Next Step Farms.
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What’s New on the Farm? Special thanks to ALL who helped with the chicken coops! We have moved 16 of our chickens onto the property. We have about 20 more to add in the next few weeks. We are already getting fresh eggs and our neighbors are knocking on the door to get them. Yes,
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Something to relish: Monrovia holds first hot dog eating contest. Madison County Sheriff’s Department and Monrovia VFR went head-to-head for charity – but the winner is not who you might expect.
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To say our hearts are humbled and touched by our community is an understatement! $2500 was raised today at the 1st Annual MCSO vs Monrovia Vol Fire Hotdog Eating Contest. Big, gigantic thank yous to our sponsors today- Tastees, Elite Embroidery & Screen Print, & All Things Covered Roofing & Siding, LLC. Bloated belly laughs
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There are 21,000 individuals in Madison County alone that would benefit from a program to give them purpose and hands-on skills. See the need and know that Next Step Farms is answering that need. But we cannot do it alone. For this month’s newsletter, we have a lot of information to push out to you.
End of May? Start of Summer? If you blink, you miss it! May has been a busier month, construction has picked back up and we have had several opportunities to share the mission and vision of Next Step Farms. Up until this month, we have been able to pay for construction needs out of pocket
