Please help Almondcart wines- we have lost it all
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On Friday 20th Dec, just days out from Christmas, my family lost their livelihood. My step dad, Kim Anderson had to watch as the Cuddlee Creek fires completely destroyed our vineyard -and along with it- everything he has worked for since 2008.
For those of you that know Kim, you know that he is the most selfless and caring person who goes out of his way to help others. Many of his friends up here also had their properties destroyed and yet he is still trying to give his best advice to help them through.
Since 2008, Kim has put his heart and soul into this vineyard, even working away in mines -away from his family- to raise the money to get his dream off the ground. Last year he lost over $100,000 due to a harsh frost (that also crippled many other growers in the area).
On Friday, he lost everything. The vineyard was burnt to the ground, with wires, drippers and posts destroyed. He has insurance for the materials but nothing covers the fruit. Nothing covers the vines. Nothing covers the fact that this will not be a functioning vineyard again for years.
Kim has been talking about ripping it all up because he just can’t afford to fix it. For those of you that know him, this is so devastating. It’s his livelihood. Please can you help us in any way? No amount is too small.
If you are able to share this on social media, I would be so so grateful.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas
Ingrid
On Friday 20th Dec, just days out from Christmas, my family lost their livelihood. My step dad, Kim Anderson had to watch as the Cuddlee Creek fires completely destroyed our vineyard -and along with it- everything he has worked for since 2008.
For those of you that know Kim, you know that he is the most selfless and caring person who goes out of his way to help others. Many of his friends up here also had their properties destroyed and yet he is still trying to give his best advice to help them through.
Since 2008, Kim has put his heart and soul into this vineyard, even working away in mines -away from his family- to raise the money to get his dream off the ground. Last year he lost over $100,000 due to a harsh frost (that also crippled many other growers in the area).
On Friday, he lost everything. The vineyard was burnt to the ground, with wires, drippers and posts destroyed. He has insurance for the materials but nothing covers the fruit. Nothing covers the vines. Nothing covers the fact that this will not be a functioning vineyard again for years.
Kim has been talking about ripping it all up because he just can’t afford to fix it. For those of you that know him, this is so devastating. It’s his livelihood. Please can you help us in any way? No amount is too small.
If you are able to share this on social media, I would be so so grateful.
Thank you, and Merry Christmas
Ingrid
Organizer
Ingrid Ess
Organizer
Woodside SA
