Meals Made with Local Foods
During the growing season, we receive pallets of fresh produce donated by local farms. Hear what our chefs enjoy most about cooking with local ingredients.
Meals Made with Local Foods / 2016
Our goal is to provide foods of the highest quality, supporting nutrition for the health and well-being of our clients.
Our Abundance Initiative has elevated our approach to nutrition care for individuals experiencing a critical or chronic illness by increasing access to fresh produce and other local foods.
Through partnerships with local farms, purveyors, and food rescue groups, we receive fresh food that remains unsold or left in the fields.
The 50,000 pounds of donated produce we receive each year allows us to provide our clients with beautiful meals made with local produce and reduce food waste.
Thank you to our generous partners: Boston Area Gleaners, Community Harvest Project, Daily Table, Land’s Sake Farm, Lovin’ Spoonfuls, Plainville Farm, The Farm School, and The Food Project.
By purchasing weekly shares of a farm’s crop (Community Supported Agriculture), our neighbors are supporting local agriculture and reducing their carbon footprints. At the same time, our clients benefit because we receive 5% of the proceeds from the shares and all of the farmer’s surplus produce for our meals program.
Sign up for the CSAOur neighbors can pick up dayboat fish weekly provided by the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association and Cape Ann Fresh Catch. Extra fish and shares that are not picked up are generously donated to help feed our clients.
Sign up for the CSFOur on-site herb garden is filled with a variety of herbs that our kitchen and job training program use regularly. This year we’ll plant thai and Italian basil, parsley, rosemary, and cilantro. Incorporate more herbs into your cooking at home and try a dish from our recipe collection.
Our RecipesDuring the growing season, we receive pallets of fresh produce donated by local farms. Hear what our chefs enjoy most about cooking with local ingredients.
Meals Made with Local Foods / 2016
