VFFC runs multiple programs addressing inequitable access to healthy local food. Check out these programs to access food or find your farm:
What does VFFC food access provide Rutland?
- Produce prescriptions given by local healthcare providers to those living with chronic health conditions in the area
- Restaurant ready meals given to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
- Nutrition education to our Farmacy members and promotion of additional food access programs in the region
- Connection to our food system
- Working with local farmers who grow nutrient dense food in our region
- Working with local restaurant owners to support local restaurants
- Community that brings together people of different background and socio economic conditions
- A community sense of self and pride
- Respect for all individuals and their stories
What are the core values of VFFC Food Access?
- Access, equity, and inclusion
- Ensuring that local food is accessible to low income Vermonters in every corner of the state
- Integrating food justice and racial equity into food access work
- Community engagement and participation
- Continually assess VFFC's role in food access work and expand our support of the community, using resources such as the Vermont Farm to Plate’s Food Access self-assessment tool kit