Hunger is solvable. Its causes include policy choices, economic conditions, and structural inequities. Vermont Foodbank is committed to helping change these factors so that everyone in Vermont has equitable access to enough nourishing food to thrive.

Barney and Chris are the owners of Sunrise Orchards, a family-run apple farm in Cornwall that became a Vermont Foodbank donor in 2025, when Barney reached out to offer the Foodbank more than 120 bushels of Paula Red apples, ensuring more neighbors could have access to the tasty autumn treat.

Forty years ago, Vermont Foodbank came to be. Today, it is Vermont’s largest hunger relief organization. But why was it created in the first place?