Fresh food is a necessity, not a luxury. We create new pathways for Frederick County residents to access fresh, locally grown, highly nutritious foods. We partner with local farmers, schools, and community organizations to distribute produce, implement farm-to-school programs, and bring healthy options to food-insecure areas through initiatives like the Veggie Van mobile farmers market.

Buying locally grown food keeps your money in the community. Small local farms create jobs, preserve agricultural land, support other local businesses such as restaurants, schools and hospitals, and reduces the distance that food travels. The more food miles accumulated during food transportation, the greater carbon emissions and negative impact on our planet. It’s time to make a shift, eat local food.

Food is a sensory experience! Helping people explore food by engaging their senses - touch, smell, taste and sight - helps children and adults become more open to trying new foods. It’s important to connect people to their food and where it comes from. By providing hands-on workshops for cooking in-season whole foods, garden lessons for growing food, and field trips to local farms, we are increasing knowledge, awareness and connection to farmers and the local food system. Let’s help close the gap between communities and where their food comes from.