Foodbank Farming Network

In 2006, the Vermont Foodbank partnered with Food Works to establish the Foodbank Farming Network, where food purchased from a collective of growers is distributed exclusively to the network partners of the Vermont Foodbank, who are committed to purchasing produce shares received monthly, beginning in August/September. Today, the Vermont Foodbank has taken on the responsibility of organizing the network through its Agricultural Resource Department.


Each 200-pound share contains a mix of fresh produce, featuring an assortment of cabbage, carrots, potatoes, onions, winter squash, beets, parsnips, rutabaga, and apples. The price for this five-month allotment of produce is $650, although half-shares are also available (there is no limit on the maximum number of shares an agency can sign up for). Payment by network partners is made incrementally, with each monthly delivery.

The Foodbank Farming Network proudly secures and distributes these monthly shares of high quality, locally grown, fresh produce while conducting nutrition education workshops and food tastings for participating network partners.

Farms that will be participating in the program this season include:

Chappelle's Vermont Potatoes
Littlewood Farm
River Berry Farm
Riverside Farm
Champlain Orchard
Valley Dream Farm

Kingsbury Market Garden

To compliment this program, the Foodbank has developed a Fruit and Vegetable Information Catalogue, which will help organizations receiving produce better understand the nutritional value, storage, and preparation of the various fruits and vegetables they will be receiving. This guide is also available for use by anyone who is interested in learning more about produce. The guide is available to download for free in pdf form below. Please be patient when downloading the guide, it is a large document.

If you have any problems opening the document, or if you have any comments or questions about its content please don't hesistate to contact our Network Relations Manager by email at jdauscher@vtfoodbank.org or phone 802-477-4106 or the Director of Agricultural Resources by email at tsnow@vtfoodbank.org  or phone 802-477-4114

To find out more about the Foodbank Farming Network, contact Theresa Snow, Program Director of Agricultural Resources, at tsnow@vtfoodbank.org or (802) 477-4114.

If you are a network partner of the Vermont Foodbank and would like to sign up to receive fresh produce through the Foodbank Farming Network, contact Joe Dauscher at (802) 477-4106 or jdauscher@vtfoodbank.org. The Network Partners forms for the 2010 season are available below.

                               
 

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