03/02/2026
𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲. 💚
In November, 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗯 opened our 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 in response to the sudden halt of SNAP funding, with the goal of making fresh food available 𝟮𝟰/𝟳, 𝗻𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱, during a moment of increased need.
Thanks to an emergency grant, we were able to stock the fridge for 𝟭𝟱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀, distributing 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗹𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 and serving 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. We’ve heard again and again that this fridge has been a valuable and meaningful resource — and we’re grateful it could be here when it was needed most.
Recently, the emergency funding that supported active stocking has come to an end. 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢.
If you’d like to help sustain efforts like this, 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 at our market checkout using the “𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿” button — a simple way to keep local food accessible for our community, including through our donations to pantries.
During this transition, please check our Facebook and Instagram for the most up-to-date information before visiting, as availability may vary.
𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠-𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤:
𝗔𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Sudden and Urgent Needs Fund for funding the opening of the fridge
𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗮𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 for unexpected and generous donations of food
𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗳 for working alongside us to provide complementary food support
Volunteers, who helped us bag items from bulk to stock the fridge
And the many community members who helped spread the word and make use of this resource.
This fridge represents what’s possible when a community comes together quickly and with care. We’re committed to finding a way forward — and we’re grateful to everyone who helped make these past few weeks count.
