VT FRESH | VERMONT FOODBANK
33 Parker Road, Barre, VT 05641
Eligibility
Hours
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Service area
Vermont state
Description
Increases access to fresh fruits and vegetables by offering cooking demonstrations and taste tests to visitors at food shelves and other community locations, while also increasing capacity of food shelves to stock fresh produce. The program provides support to community food shelves with strategies that help make it easier for food shelf visitors to choose fruits and vegetables. Produces a handbook that provides information on over 40 fruits and vegetables grown in Vermont that includes their nutritional value, storage advice, preparation tips, and recipes.
Last Assured
05/21/2025
Providing organization
VERMONT FOODBANK
Vermont Foodbank is a non-profit agency whose mission is to gather and share quality food and to nurture community partnerships so that no one in Vermont goes hungry. The Foodbank collects quality food from food retailers, manufacturers, distributors, farmers and community donors and then distributes that food to our network partners, which include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and senior centers. Vermont Foodbank also administers food rescue programs, provides nutrition education in communities, and VeggieVanGo fresh produce distribution to medical center and school sites.