Change Today, Change Tomorrow announced that the large $300,000 pledge came from an anonymous donor based in the United Kingdom.
The donation will disperse in $50,000 increments over the next six years directly supporting the West End Farmers Market which is currently the only farmers market serving the West End of Louisville. There are over 60,000 residents located in the West End which is one of Louisville’s most food insecure areas with limited access to grocery stores and fresh food.
Change Today, Change Tomorrow’s mission helps address these issues.
“In a moment when federal dollars are drying up, and public investment in communities like ours continues to fall short, this international act of solidarity reminds us that individuals—especially those with generational wealth—have a role to play in resourcing liberation,” said Taylor Ryan, Executive Director of Change Today, Change Tomorrow in a release. “We are shifting from begging institutions to calling in those who believe in redistributing their privilege and investing in community-led systems.”
The West End Farmers Market is biweekly on Sundays from 3 – 7 p.m. in California Park. It’s held each year from early May through early October. The market was recently approved to accept SNAP benefits. The market also participates in the Kentucky Double Dollars program through the Community Farm Alliance.
“This donation is not just about dollars,” said Taylor Ryan, Executive Director of CTCT in the release. “It’s about believing in Black-led solutions, in food sovereignty, and in the West End community’s power to nourish itself—literally and spiritually.”
To learn more about the West End Farmers Market check out changetodaychangetomorrow.org.
