🌱 Community Collaboration in the NEK! 🌱 Ciara and Tony from Salvation Farms had the pleasure of attending the Northeast Kingdom Farm-to-School Gathering at Derby Elementary School — an inspiring event co-hosted by Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS) and the Vermont Farm-to-School & Early Childhood Network. This special day celebrated the vibrant Farm-to-School efforts across the Northeast Kingdom and beyond. Tony shared insights on our growing collaboration with GMFTS, and both he and Ciara joined roundtable discussions on strengthening and expanding farm-to-school programming across the NEK. We’re proud to be part of a network that’s building healthier communities, supporting local farms, and getting fresh, local food to our schools. 💚🍎🥕 #FarmToSchool #northeastkingdom #salvationfarms (fb)

Purple Pallet for the People! A beautiful collaboration between local farms and our communities—thanks to our friends at @valleydreamfarm for bringing this idea to life. Our amazing Gleaning Coordinator, Ciara Konhaus, kicked off this project delivering a beautifully painted pallet, ready for use. Each week, participating farms across Vermont will fill a Purple Pallet with surplus, farm-fresh produce. These pallets will be picked up by Salvation Farms and delivered to one of our ~60 distribution sites, ensuring this healthy, local food reaches neighbors in need. This is local resilience in action—reducing food loss, nourishing communities, and strengthening the bonds between us all. 🥕Thank you to the farms making this possible. 🥕Thank you to the people receiving this food with care. 🥕And thank YOU for supporting this growing movement. #PurplePalletForThePeople #SalvationFarms #FoodSecurity #VermontFarms #ReduceFoodLoss #NeighborsFeedingNeighbors (fb)