Farm to Food Bank
Through Farm to Food Bank, we purchase fresh produce and proteins from local farms and farmers markets to provide healthy, locally-grown food to our neighbors facing hunger.
How Farm to Food Bank supports local families and farmers
We coordinate getting fresh food from farmers and farmers markets to food assistance providers across the region.
- Local farmers contact Manna about produce and proteins they would like to sell to Farm to Food Bank.
- We match those items to food assistance providers.
- Volunteer food runners deliver food from the farms to the identified food assistance providers.
- Families supported by providers get nutritious, locally-grown foods that support long-term wellbeing.
- We invest in infrastructure improvements (such as cold storage units, high tunnel construction, row covers, perimeter fence installation, and more) on farms to improve their capacity to support Farm to Food Bank.
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Impact
Fresh fruits, vegetables, and proteins are an essential part of a healthy diet. Farm to Food Bank creates a bridge between farmers and food assistance providers (including shelters, community centers, places of worship, and schools) to get healthy foods to families facing hunger.
30 farms
Over 30 farms and 2 farmers markets provide food for Farm to Food Bank.
70 food assistance providers
70 food assistance providers received food from farmers in 2025.
65,000 pounds
Over 65,000 pounds of surplus produce were collected from Bethesda Central Farm Market and Olney Farmers and Artists Market in 2025.
Get involved
Volunteer
Become a food runner and transport food from farmers to food assistance providers.
Food Assistance Provider
If you are a Food Assistance Provider interested in receiving donated food items, contact our Food Resources Team.
Farmer
Sell or donate your products to Farm to Food Bank to support a healthy future for local families in need.
Review the following resources and contact our Food Resources Team.
- Farm to Food Bank How-To Video (YouTube)
- Farm to Food Bank Guide (PDF)
- Price Sheet (Google Doc)
- Invoice Template (Word)
Participating farms and farmers markets
- Alden Farms
- Amaranth Acres
- Beauty Blooms
- Bella Vita
- Bethesda Central Farm Market
- Blueberry Gardens
- Butler’s Orchard
- Chicken of the Woods Permaculture Farm
- Chirandu Farm
- Common Root Farm
- Cremin Livestock
- Dodo Farms
- East Rivendell Farm
- Evans Homes and Gardens
- Farm at Home
- Farm 2 Kitchen
- Greenway Farm
- Inverness Farm
- Lewis Orchards
- Love and Grit Farm
- Loves Gardens
- Nahr Farms
- Olney Farmers and Artists Market
- One Acre Farm
- Passion to Seed Gardening
- Pleasant Valley
- Plow and Stars Farm
- Purple Mountain Organics
- R B Savage & Sons
- Red Wiggler Community Farm
- Roslyn Farm
- Sandy Spring Gardens
- Savage Acres Farm
- Serenity Orchards
- Susan’s Way
- The Farm at Our House
- The Hines Garden
- Tikkun Olam Farm
- Water’s Orchards