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
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
Harvest Kitchen is officially open for business 🥪✨
Thank you to everyone who’s stopped by for lunch these past couple of weeks—we’ve loved welcoming you into our space and sharing scratch-made, local meals with you!
Haven’t made it in yet? Join us in our light-filled new dining room at 10 Sims Avenue, or can order ahead at the link in our bio for easy pickup!
We’re serving up fresh, locally sourced sandwiches, salads, and bowls Monday–Friday from 11am–3pm.
Come check out the freshest new addition to the Valley! 💚
#ProvidenceRI #EatLocalRI #FarmToTable #PVDEats #SupportLocalFood
Ready to give? @401Gives continues through 6pm today (4/1)! 💛
Over the past year, we’ve experienced historic funding cuts to our hunger relief and food access programs—but the need for healthy, affordable food in our communities hasn’t gone down. In many places, it’s growing.
Your support during #401Gives helps us continue this work: delivering meals to food pantries, supporting small farmers, reducing food waste, and making sure healthy, local food reaches our neighbors who need it most.
And thanks to a special match at 4:01pm today, your gift can go twice as far—helping us reach even more Rhode Islanders with fresh, local food.
Donate, share, and help us finish strong today! 🍅
farmfreshri.org/401gives 🔗
#401Gives #RhodeIsland #SupportLocal #FoodAccess #FarmFreshRI #FreshFoodForAll #Giving #HungerRelief
Did you know? Thousands of pounds of fresh, local produce go to waste each year—while 1 in 3 Rhode Islanders struggles to put food on the table. 🚨
At Farm Fresh RI, we believe food waste and hunger shouldn’t exist side by side. Through our @hopesharvestri program, we rescue surplus produce from local farms, pay farmers a fair price, and deliver fresh fruits and veggies to food pantries and meal sites across the state.
Last season alone, thousands of pounds of fresh food were recovered and redistributed by our volunteers—turning what would’ve been left in the fields into nourishment for our neighbors.
This @401Gives, you can help keep fresh, local food where it belongs—on tables, not in landfills. 💚
Donate today and get a limited-edition sticker with gifts of $10 or more!
farmfreshri.org/401gives 🔗
#401Gives #FoodAccess #EndHunger #HopesHarvestRI #FarmFreshRI #FoodJustice #SupportLocalFarms #FreshFoodForAll #Giving #SupportLocal
Today is @401Gives! 💛
At Farm Fresh RI, we connect over 100 local farms with thousands of Rhode Islanders through programs that bring fresh, local food to our neighbors who need it most. But continued funding cuts threaten this essential work—putting healthy, affordable food out of reach for many families.
This #401Gives, your support keeps hope on the table: helping families access fresh food, farmers sustain their businesses, and ensuring no good food goes to waste.
As a thank you, anyone who donates $10 or more during 401Gives will receive a limited-edition sticker to show off your 401 pride—because Rhode Islanders show up for each other. 🤝
P.S. Want to double your impact? Set alarms for 12pm, and 4:01pm today (3/31) and tomorrow (4/1)—donations made at those times will be matched!
Give at farmfreshri.org/401gives 🔗
#FarmFreshRI #SupportLocal #401Gives #401Pride #FreshFoodForAll #Giving #HungerRelief #FoodJustice #FreshFoodForAll
