Providence, RI — Farm Fresh Rhode Island and Hope’s Harvest are proud to announce that as of June 2022, Hope’s Harvest is officially the home for all hunger relief programming at Farm Fresh RI. Hunger in Rhode Island is a significant problem that has only increased in severity and scope in recent years. At the […]
USDA Under Sec. Moffit, Gov. McKee, DEM Announce $474,500 in Local Food Purchase Agreement for Local Farmers
Providence, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt will join Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, members of Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation and state officials in announcing a Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with the DEM […]
Farm Fresh RI, DEM, Office of Healthy Aging Team Up to Make Nearly 13,000 Food Boxes Available to Eligible Seniors in 2022
PROVIDENCE — The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Agriculture has upgraded its Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) bulk purchase pilot program to provide an estimated 12,800 boxes of fresh Rhode Island food to eligible seniors. The purpose of this program is to keep food security funds in Rhode Island. DEM is working […]
Public Invited to Watch Renowned Stone Carver Create Unique Art at Farm Fresh
You are invited to watch renowned stone carver Nicholas Benson create a unique art installation for our new headquarters in Providence. This public event will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 20-22, from 11am to 1pm each day on the Farm Fresh terrace. On Saturday, May 22, the event will coincide with Farm Fresh’s year-round farmers market, Sims Market, which runs 9am to 1pm weekly.
Feeding Our Community in Need
With the recent development of the “Farm to Food Pantry” grant, 28 different local organizations and food pantries partnered to purchase locally grown food for those most vulnerable in our community through Market Mobile! We are thankful to the generous funders for making this possible: The Rhode Island Community Food Bank, The Providence Healthy Communities Office, The Rhode Island Foundation, and The Amica Companies Foundation.
Food Hub Construction Update — July
This Farm Fresh RI construction update covers work from February through May — and is dedicated as a tribute to the extraordinarily hard-working individuals who showed up day in, day out to help advance our new Food Hub!
Resources for Farm Employers & Employees
The Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training has a wide variety of programs and services to assist farmers/business owners, employees, and job seekers.
Farm Fresh RI to Deliver Help for RI Farmers & Hungry Families
On Friday, the RI Congressional delegation announced federal funding that will enable us to build fresh food boxes with produce from local farms and deliver them to the RI Community Food Bank to feed hungry families statewide! We couldn’t be more proud to connect more local eaters with much needed food, while investing federal funds into the local agriculture economy!
Food Hub Construction Update — February
Please steel yourselves for our third and most riveting construction update yet. As you may recall, the November Update detailed our extensive site work, and the December Update reported on the installation of foundations and footings. In this update, we’ll focus on the very successful installation of steel at the Farm Fresh RI Hub.
Food Hub Construction Update — December
We are very happy to share our second Farm Fresh RI Food Hub Construction Update, which continues on from the successful completion of our initial site work — including the installation of 800 aggregate piers, detailed in our November Update. In this installment, we share with you the foundation work that has been completed.
