Foodbank Farming Network

In 2006, the Vermont Foodbank partnered with Food Works to establish the first Foodbank Farm in Vermont at their Two Rivers Center in Montpelier. The initial plan was to grow exclusively at this site, but early in the first season floods impacted a portion of production, leading us to investigate additional sources of Vermont-grown foods. This gave birth to 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, August through December.



Each 200-pound share contains a mix of fresh produce, featuring an assortment of green cabbage, carrots, potatoes, yellow onions, winter squash, melons, cucumbers, 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
Harvest Hill
Littlewood
River Berry
Riverside
Steven's Orchard
Two Rivers Farm (Food Works)
Valley Dream

With Food Works at Two Rivers Center...

This summer Food Works will be conducting Foodbank Farm Nutrition Education workshops at selected sites throughout Vermont. These will provide nutrition and food education to patrons of food shelves, meal sites, and other programs utilizing farm produce and other food commonly available from the Foodbank. More information will follow on these workshops.

Below is The Fruit and Vegetable Information Guide produced by the Foodbank to give you more information on the produce you may be receiving. There is information on the nutritional value, storage,preparing produce for cooking and even some simple recipes. Please be patient when downloading the guide, it is a large document.

Fruit and Vegetable Information Guide

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
Veggie recipes from Food Works!
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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. See this form for more sign-up information.

                                     
 

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