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Good Food for All: PFP and Food Justice

The Poughkeepsie Farm Project is part of a growing international effort to link support for sustainable agriculture to the work to end hunger and increase access to affordable, nutritious food.  Here are some of the ways that the PFP is working to improve access to fresh, locally-grown food in our communities.

Share the Harvest

We donate between 10 and 20 percent of what we grow to area emergency food providers. In 2004, we donated approximately 14 thousand pounds of fresh vegetables to Dutchess Outreach, Hudson River Housing, and to other organizations that serve people in need in our community.

Establishing Farm Markets in Underserved Neighborhoods

The Farm Project provides leadership—and vegetables—for the City of Poughkeepsie Main Street Farmers Market, a market that has been struggling to become economically viable.  We are working to ensure that people in our community who participate in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program—a form of federal food assistance— have a place to use their coupons to buy fresh vegetables. As of August 2005, we are also able to accept food stamps on behalf of all food vendors at the market.  In addition to increasing food access for those in need, the market also helps to establish a non-emergency source of fresh food in the heart of the city.

Sponsored CSA Memberships

We are committed to ensuring access to our CSA for low-income members of the community.  Sponsored share participants not only receive access to fresh food, but become part of the PFP community.  As CSA members, sponsored share participants have the opportunity to give as well as receive by taking part in CSA events and projects, contributing their time and talents to the project.  We are committed to raising funds to help off-set the full cost of membership for those who cannot otherwise afford to participate in the Farm Project. As of 2006, we will also be able to accept food stamps for CSA shares.  If you would like to receive support, know someone who might, or if you would like to help sponsor a membership, please let us know.

Farming in the City 

We are an urban farm, located just three miles from the intersection of Market and Main Streets in downtown Poughkeepsie. In growing approximately 80 thousand pounds of vegetables each year within the city limits, the PFP is part of an urban agriculture movement that is revitalizing communities and increasing food self-sufficiency by growing healthy food in cities.

Support Food Justice at PFP

Please consider supporting this work with a tax-deductible financial contribution. We also welcome the gift of your time: what we do wouldn’t be possible without the support of committed volunteers.  

Learn More

For more information about community food security and urban food movements see our online resources, Food Security Resources.

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