Farm to Food Pantry Volunteer Orientation

Our first processing of the 2016 season!

The Farm to Food Pantry Program reclaims food donated from local farms and distributes it to food pantries, shelters and feeding programs across Ulster County with the goal of increasing access to local food in food deserts and areas of poverty. The program is a partnership between the Rondout Valley Growers Association, Family of Woodstock, UlsterCorps, and many other local agencies and businesses.

Join us for an orientation to learn about how you can become a part of this wonderful volunteer driven initiative! As of last week, we have started processing donated produce so that it can be frozen and distributed throughout the winter months and are actively recruiting volunteers who can help out with processing events on Wednesday afternoons. There will likely be an opportunity to stay after the orientation and help out with one of our first processings of the 2016 season! Register/more information below or call/text (845) 481-0331.

How you can help:

• Harvest fresh produce donated by local farms (gleaning)
• Pick up and distribute produce to our community’s food pantries, shelters and feeding programs
• Help with processing produce so that it can be frozen and distributed throughout the winter
• Help out long-term at your local food pantry
• Help prepare & deliver meals to the homebound
• Donate produce from your farm or garden directly to your local food pantry, or call us for help with distribution
• Purchase a share from a local CSA and donate it to your local food pantry

Thank you to all of our partner organizations, farmers, and community volunteers who make this program possible. Together we are strengthening our local food system and fight hunger by increasing access to healthy local foods in our community.