From a Riverhead food hub, East End Food connects East End farms and small food businesses with markets and community institutions while working to make nourishing local food more accessible. Founded through community-led programming in 2010, the nonprofit has processed surplus produce, distributed food to schools and food pantries, and supported more than 40 vendors through its indoor market. Its new hub is being built around a shared commercial kitchen and regional farm-to-school distribution program, backed by a $5 million New York State grant.
Green Top FarmsFounded by a farmer and school teacher, Green Top Farms is an independently owned New York business that has spent more than a decade connecting local farms with nutritious meals. Its seasonal approach supports workplace dining while also extending to schools and community agencies, including through work that has delivered more than 3 million meals to New York’s homebound elderly and food-insecure residents.BROOKLYN, NY
JEE FoodsBorn from a Butler Tech/Ross High School classroom project in 2017, JEE Foods is a student-powered nonprofit that rescues surplus food and redirects it to people and community organizations facing hunger. Its volunteers collect excess food, sometimes transform it to extend its shelf life in a commercial kitchen, and build job and food-safety skills along the way. The Hamilton organization has distributed nearly 10 million pounds of food and serves more than 30 organizations across three states.HAMILTON, OH
Hudson Valley Farm HubHudson Valley Farm Hub is a nonprofit agricultural center in Hurley, working to strengthen the region’s food system through land-based learning and research. On its 1,600-acre farm, it grows USDA-certified organic food while much of the harvest goes to Hudson Valley emergency-food partners.HURLEY, NY
Stone Barns Center for Food & AgricultureFounded in 2004 by David Rockefeller and Peggy Dulany, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture is a Hudson Valley nonprofit built around a working farm and a public mission: making ecological food culture practical. Its former Rockefeller family dairy property now serves as a place where agricultural research meets community education, including programs that bring fresh food and growing knowledge to South Bronx families.TARRYTOWN, NY