Our Mission
Local Food Hub advances equitable access to fresh food, independent farms, and fairness in farming.
Thank You
Our work depends on the generosity of foundations, businesses, and people like you. Read about our work in 2018 and the accomplishments we made in increasing access to healthy, local food, thanks to our community’s support.
From Our Blog
This piece was written by Grower Outreach and Diversity Coordinator, Briana Stevenson. It is the first of a series where Local Food Hub staff share personal reflections on their work and topics such as food systems and food access. ***… Read More
This post is a reflection written by long-time Executive Director, Kristen Suokko, as she steps down from her role with Local Food Hub. *** It’s the summer of 2009 in an out-of-the-way, pieced-together warehouse with one tiny, windowless office. A… Read More
By Stasia Greenewalt, Director of Grower Services When we launched our Drive Through markets in response to the covid 19 pandemic, I thought it would meet a brief, intense need that had suddenly arisen and would soon resolve. Now, almost… Read More
Ask any teacher, and they will tell you that some of their most important work happens in the summer, when students aren’t around. Farming, as it turns out, is much the same in the winter. If you were to visit… Read More
Local Food Hub is thrilled to announce that we are now the Piedmont regional lead for the Virginia Fresh Match Program. What’s Fresh Match, you ask? It’s a program that allows SNAP recipients to get double the value for their… Read More
