a vegetable-positive 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
WE run CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKETS AND RUN PROGRAMS IN AND AROUND THEM THAT: EXPAND FOOD ACCESS, FIGHT FOOD WASTE, AND EDUCATE.
Our mission is to leverage farmers' markets as a force for building healthy communities.
The Corporate Food System is Broken
The vegetables in our supermarkets are grown on enormous farms, harvested before they are ripe, and transported thousands of miles. This way of farming is bad for our health, and the health of our planet.
Fast Facts
The average item of produce on a supermarket shelf has traveled 1500 miles.
Vegetables grown in poor soil are less flavorful and less nutritious.
Fewer than 1 in 10 adults eats enough vegetables.
40% of all diagnosed cancers are linked to poor diet.
Big farms lose 1% of their topsoil every year.
