FRESH Food Drive
This holiday season, help our market gleaning partners feed those in need! The FRESH Food Drive ensures that our vulnerable neighbors have access to fresh, wholesome food this Thanksgiving.
donate to the fresh food drive
Since 2010 we’ve hosted Thanksgiving Fresh Food Drives at our markets. Throughout November, we raise money from shoppers and community members to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, and turkeys from our local farmers at market. This fresh market food is then given to the gleaning partner at each market and used to prepare Thanksgiving baskets or meals for neighbors in need. Here’s how it works:
- During the month of November, community members make donations to FRESHFARM at the market information tent or online.
- The week before Thanksgiving, FRESHFARM purchases fresh food at market and donates it to our gleaning partners.
- Gleaning partners prepare Thanksgiving meals for our hungry neighbors, using fresh food from the market.
- Our small farmers earn additional revenue as they head into the winter season.
donate to the fresh food drive
2022 Fresh Food Drive Participating Markets
Arlington
Ballston
By The White House
Columbia Heights (Wed)
Columbia Heights (Sat)
Downtown Silver Spring
Dupont (Sun)
Foggy Bottom
H Street NE
Monroe Street
Mosaic (Sun)
Mount Vernon Triangle
Oakton
Penn Quarter
Petworth
Reston
Springfield
Uptown
2022 Fresh Food Drive Participating Markets
AFAC
DC Central Kitchen
First Church-Christ Holiness
Food for Others
Food Rescue US – DC