Farm Fresh Rhode Island

A hub for local food since 2004

DONATE   |   LOCAL FOOD GUIDE   |   NE AG EXCHANGE   |
  • ABOUT
    • Mission
    • Our New Facility
    • Staff & Board
    • History
    • Job Opportunities
  • PROGRAMS
    • Bonus Bucks
    • Community Education
    • Farmers Markets
    • Farm to School
    • Harvest Kitchen
    • Market Mobile
  • SUPPORT
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
  • NEWS

Feeding Our Community in Need

January 7, 2021

At Farm Fresh, our mission is to grow the local food system to be sustainable and healthy for both the farmers and eaters in our region. We look for opportunities within our community to increase accessibility and affordability of fresh, local foods to help reduce food insecurity in our state. We do so through farmers markets located in areas with limited access to fresh food, where regional growers and food producers sell directly to the community. We also do so through Market Mobile — a program designed to distribute locally grown products of the Northeast to wholesale buyers like restaurants, grocers, schools and hospitals, and now serves residential customers as well.

Thankfully, we aren’t alone in this mission to help reduce food insecurity. In fact, 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!

The funds for this program — a substantial total of $175,000 — were generously funded by four outstanding Rhode Island institutions:

  • The Rhode Island Community Food Bank
  • The Providence Healthy Communities Office
  • The Rhode Island Foundation
  • The Amica Companies Foundation

These funds allow each of the 28 participating organizations and food pantries to purchase weekly supplies from local farmers and food makers through Market Mobile. Our team then delivers those orders to the food bank and food pantries, supplying nutritious, fresh and local options for people in need.

Food pantries do more than just provide meals. They provide stronger, healthier foundations for those who need it most. With the Farm to Food Pantry grant, we will continue to feed our community while building a strong local bond with the farmers who keep us going. We are grateful to have strong partnerships with organizations that hold our strong core values of ending food insecurity in our communities. And we are thankful to the generous funders for making this possible.

Filed Under: In The News, Market Mobile

Categories

  • 10 Sims Ave
  • Farm to School & Community Ed
  • Farmers Markets
  • Harvest Kitchen
  • In The News
  • Market Mobile

Archives

Ag Exchange

An online forum for connecting about farming, land, jobs, and other agricultural stuff.

 

VISIT

Farm Fresh Rhode Island Logo
 
Farm Fresh Rhode Island is an Equal Opportunity Provider

CONTACT

401–312–4250
10 Sims Ave, unit 103
Providence, RI 02909

LOCAL FOOD GUIDE

Local Food A–Z
Statewide Farmers Markets
Search Local Farms
Harvest Calendar
Ag Exchange

GET WEEKLY NEWS

© 2021 · Farm Fresh Rhode Island · Credits · Design & Development by // DESIGN AGENCY //

Winter Market Saturdays 9am-1pm — NEW LOCATION, 10 Sims Ave Providence!
  • ABOUT
    ▼
    • Mission
    • Our New Facility
    • Staff & Board
    • History
    • Job Opportunities
  • PROGRAMS
    ▼
    • Bonus Bucks
    • Community Education
    • Farmers Markets
    • Farm to School
    • Harvest Kitchen
    • Market Mobile
  • SUPPORT
    ▼
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
  • NEWS