Connecting Farmers & Eaters
The path food travels — the food system — includes everything from growing and harvesting to processing, packaging, transporting, selling, eating, and disposing of food. Our mission is to grow that system to be sustainable for both the farmers and eaters in our region. We offer markets and transparent enterprise systems that help New England farmers, fishers, and food producers reach more customers and reduce waste. And we work with the community through outreach, incentives, educational and hunger relief programs to increase the accessibility and affordability of fresh, local foods.
What's Happening This Week • @farmfreshri
Your passport to fresh has arrived! 🍅
Our 2026 Summer Farmers Market Guide is LIVE—and it’s your ultimate map to all things fresh and local in RI!
Discover this season`s summer famers markets across the state—including where you can use SNAP/EBT, WIC, and SFMNP benefits to buy fresh, local food.
Find the Farmers Market Guide at the link in our bio or at farmfreshri.org/risummer 🔗
We`re updating it all season long, so keep checking back for fresh details!
#RIFarmersMarkets #FarmFreshRI #LocalFoodRI #EatLocalRI #BuyLocalRI #FarmtoTable #SupportLocalFarmers #SNAP #WIC #SFMNP #SummerVibesRI #Summer #FarmersMarkets
West Enders! 📣 Meet the Armory Market Share: a new way to support the Armory Park Farmers Market and make fresh, local food part of your weekly routine.
It`s like a CSA for the whole market—but you choose what goes in your basket each week.
When you sign up, you’ll receive weekly vouchers to spend at the Armory Park market on whatever you want, including vegetables, fruit, bread, eggs, prepared food, flowers, and more! 🌻
✔️ Support local farmers + food businesses
✔️ Keep your food dollars in the neighborhood
✔️ Build a weekly market ritual
✔️ No pre-packed boxes—just what you’ll actually use!
It’s a simple way to invest in your community and eat well all season long.
Half shares and full shares available for the summer market season, June - October.
Sign up now at the link in our bio 🔗
#FarmersMarket #EatLocalRI #ProvidenceRI #SupportLocalFarms #WestEndPVD #ShopLocalRI #RIGrown #BuyLocalRI
Last month, our @harvestkitchenri team welcomed volunteers from @titosvodka and @mancinibeverage for a hands-on day in the kitchen 🍎🔪
Together, we peeled, cored, and chopped apples and butternut squash—sharing plenty of laughs (and great conversation) along the way.
We wrapped up by tasting some of Harvest Kitchen’s house-made pickles and relishes 🥒✨
Big thanks to the Tito’s team for spending the day with us; we hope to have you back soon!
#TitosHandmadeVodka #FarmtoTable #FreshFoodForAll #SupportLocal #LocalEats
We`re excited to be a part of Open Valley, a neighborhood-wide open studios initiative and celebration organized by our neighbors at @50simsri! 🎨
Open Valley brings together artists, makers, and small businesses for you to explore across the Valley neighborhood in Providence this Saturday, May 2nd. This celebration will shine a spotlight on the incredible makers, artists, non-profits, and small businesses that call the Valley home, while inviting visitors to experience the creative energy transforming the Valley community.
Stop by @coffeeandspirits.ri and the hallways of Farm Fresh RI on May 2nd to view RESILIRE, a group exhibition of local artists, as well as a special installation of @rilationoarts Café Recuerdos and Somos Rhode Island!
Grab your event guide & map at 50sims.com/open-valley 🔗
Think global, eat local 🌎 🌱
In today’s international supply chain, food often travels thousands of miles before reaching our plates—contributing to pollution and greenhouse gas emissions along the way. But here in Rhode Island, we have a powerful alternative.
Local farms build a more sustainable future by reducing the need for long-distance transportation, caring for healthy soil and water, and supporting biodiversity. At the same time, they feed our communities and strengthen our local economy, building a food system rooted in stewardship and care.
Choosing local food is one of the most tangible ways you can support the environment right here at home.
This Earth Day, take a step: shop local, get to know the people who grow your food, and consider the difference those choices can make—for our environment today and for generations to come. 💚
#EarthDay #EatLocal #SupportLocalFarms #RIGrown #SustainableFood
It’s National Volunteer Week—and we’re kicking things off by celebrating the people who make our work possible! 🍅
Since 2018, over 1,700 @hopesharvestri volunteers have given their time, energy, and care to harvest 1,459,095 pounds of fresh, local food—contributing more than 12,803 hours in the field.
That’s over a million pounds of food grown by local farms and shared with communities across Rhode Island!
Thank you to all our volunteers, past and present, for every early morning, every full crate, and every hour you’ve given. We’re so grateful to celebrate you this week (and every week)! 💚
#NationalVolunteerWeek #VolunteerAppreciation #FoodAccess #SupportLocalFarms #CommunityImpact
Spring has sprung at Farm Fresh RI, which means there are only a couple of Saturdays left to visit the Providence Winter Farmers Market! 🌱
📆 April 18 & 25, 9am - 1pm
📍10 Sims Avenue, Providence
Stop by this weekend to stock up on fresh blooms, pea shoots, and tender baby greens, and say hi to your favorite vendors before we transition to our outdoor market season! 💐
#FarmersMarkets #BuyLocalRI #RIGrown #FarmtoTable #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal
How about them apples? 🍎 Not every apple makes it to the farm stand—but that doesn’t mean it can’t make a difference!
Earlier this month, our @hopesharvestri team spent two days at @barden_family_orchard sorting through stored Evercrisp apples, carefully separating the “good apples" from the not-so-good. With the help of 11 incredible volunteers, we gave thousands of pounds of apples a second chance to nourish our community.
Over the course of April 6 & 9, we:
🍎 Sorted 8 bulk bins of apples
📦 Packed 3,643 lbs of fruit
🚚 Delivered to 6 meal sites, including @rifoodbank, St. Patrick’s Mary House Kitchen, JARC RI, @food.not.bombs.providence, @crossroadsrhodeisland, and @csea_ri
This is gleaning in action: reducing food waste, supporting local farms, and making sure good food reaches the people who need it most.
Interested in getting involved? Our new 2026 volunteer sign-up process will be live soon—stay tuned!
#FoodRecovery #Gleaning #ReduceFoodWaste #FoodAccessRI #FarmtoFoodPantry #FreshFoodForAll #FoodJustice
