The Oasis Project Farmers Market

Dear Friends, Erie Community, and fellow Entrepreneurs. Our names are Faith Kindig and Jonathan D’Silva and we are in the process of building Erie’s first year-round indoor farmers market/artisan market/small business incubator called “The Oasis Project”, an initiative of The Urban Oasis Project, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit enterprise.

Our mission is to create a sustainable platform in the Erie community that emphasizes a direct connection between producer and consumer featuring sustainable practices and a diverse array of farm products, arts, crafts, and prepared foods, all produced within the Erie region.

Our goal is to build a strong channel for healthy Fresh food access in Erie as well as support new small businesses by connecting the producer directly to consumers in a beautiful urban space.

The Oasis Project Farmer’s Market is strategically located to give us the opportunity to serve 20,000 members of Erie’s community that are currently considered to be living in one of Erie’s many food deserts. The profits that are made through T.O.P will be used to fund community initiatives such as Erie Sproutz community gardens, TEDxErie events, outreach programs, and develop entrepreneurship learning activities for children and adults,

The Farmers Market will be located at 1501 State Street in the Performing Artist Collective Alliance (“PACA”) building. The building is over 120 years old and requires some major renovations to make it worthy of our vision. This would include demolitions,  renovations, and upgrades to the space in a phased expansion that we hope will carry over to the space next door as we grow. We want to do this right and therefore it isn’t going to be cheap: our initial project estimates are running up to $130,000.  However, if we can raise $30,000 we will be able to start the renovations and get a portion of the market open to vendors.

We sincerely and wholeheartedly appreciate all the support we have received thus far from the Erie community. We cannot wait to see how this project takes root in our community. The goal of raising $30,000 might seem like a far reach but we are taking a leap of faith (no pun intended).  Please help us continue to grow the green trend in our community and contribute to the long-term sustainable development of Erie. Thank you!

Please see our reward levels for donations! Thank you for supporting our vision!

Contributor Levels

$1
-Every little bit helps! Thanks for helping us get there!

$10- Level 1
-Personalized Handwritten Thank You Note

$25- Level 2
-Personalized Handwritten Thank You Note

-Cast your vote to pick which mural will be painted on the wall at The Oasis Project

-Sign the Amazing wall of incredible donors the first time you visit The Oasis Project

-Your name listed on The Oasis Project Newsletter as a gracious donor

$50- Level 3
-Personalized Handwritten Thank you note

-Cast your vote to pick which mural will be painted on the wall at The Oasis Project

-Sign the Amazing wall of incredible donors the first time you visit The Oasis Project

-Your name listed on The Oasis Project Newsletter as a gracious donor

-Early Access-An invitation to the kick-off party

$100- Level 4
-Personalized Handwritten Thank You Note

-Cast your vote to pick which mural will be painted on the wall at The Oasis Project

-Sign the Amazing wall of incredible donors the first time you visit The Oasis Project

-Name listed on The Oasis Project Newsletter

-Early Access- Invitation to The Oasis Project kick-off party

-One year membership to The Oasis Project
 
Corporate Donation Reward Levels

The Germinator ($500)
-Logo on market signage, marketplace brochure, Facebook and all other promotional materials

-Information booth at 1 market date of sponsor's choice where you will have an Opportunity to distribute marketing material, coupons, advertisements and etc. during the event
 
The Seed Sower ($1,000)
-Logo on market signage, marketplace brochure, Facebook and all other promotional materials

-Information booth at 2 market date of sponsor's choice where you will have an Opportunity to distribute marketing material, coupons, advertisements and etc. during the event

-Company name engraved on small wooden box filled with succulents and displayed on the main wall

-Logo printed on The Oasis Project t-shirts
 
The Sprout ($2,000)
-Logo on market signage, marketplace brochure, Facebook and all other promotional materials

-Information booth at 3 market dates of sponsor's choice where you will have an Opportunity to distribute marketing material, coupons, advertisements etc. during the event

-Company name engraved on medium wooden box filled with succulents and displayed on the main wall

-Sponsor a musician to play in the marketplace for a week. Your company's name will be announced periodically throughout the performance

-If available, opportunity to be a judge at food events
 
The Cultivator ($5,000)
-4 months sponsorship of the innovation youth booth where your logo will be displayed on the booth banner. (The youth booth is a free space for youth from the Erie Region (whether they are from a local school, an individual, or with an organization) to utilize and sell their goods, showcase new projects or ideas, or speak about community issues that are important to them)

-Logo on market signage, marketplace brochure, Facebook and all other promotional materials

-Information booth at 5 market dates of sponsor's choice where you will have an opportunity to distribute marketing material, coupons, advertisements etc. during the event

-Company name engraved on large wooden box filled with succulents and displayed on the main wall

-Sponsor a musician to play in the marketplace for 5 days. Your company's name will be announced periodically throughout the performance

-If available, opportunity to be a judge at food events

-Logo printed on The Oasis Project t-shirts