EP15: All About Our Field To Soup To Pantry Program

Join us as we reflect on 2025 at Amber Waves Farm – a year defined by our Save Our Soup campaign, vertically integrated food access, and building a community farm that employs year-round staff while fighting food insecurity here on Long Island's East End.Show NotesEpisode 15: 2025 Year-End WrapJoin co-founders Katie and Amanda for a conversation about what defined 2025 at Amber Waves Farm: soup.When federal funding cuts threatened our soup program in January, we faced a choice. We chose to grow the soup anyway – a nine-month journey from seed to bowl that would employ our year-round staff, feed neighbors facing food insecurity, and become what Katie calls "liquid glue" for our entire organization.In this episode, we share:- Why soup became the through-line for every program at our farm- How soupons work and why 33 out of 60 market customers used them yesterday- The reality of food insecurity in one of America's wealthiest zip codes- What vertical integration really means when we grow, harvest, cook, and serve- Training apprentice farmers to build food access into their DNA- Teaching kids to make soup from carrots they just pulled from the ground- Our Giving Tuesday campaign that made a huge dent in replacing $1.3M in lost federal funding- Building something bigger than ourselvesResources:- Support Save Our Soup: https://amberwavesmarket.com/products/show-your-support-with-your-goat-pin-today- Visit us: www.amberwavesfarm.org- Come to our farm market & kitchen- Learn about CSA membershipsCredits:Hosted by Katie and Amanda, co-founders of Amber Waves FarmProduced by Peconic PicturesAmber Waves Farm is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community farm in Amagansett, NY