Since the launch of the Good Food Truck in April, our culinary team has been consistently providing meals to clients and passerby’s every Wednesday, 10am - 12pm. We had a chance to talk with Christian, the Food Production Coordinator, about his experience serving at the GFT and what means to him:

“To me, when people choose to eat your food, they are inviting you to be the guest of honor at a party intended to be thrown on their very own taste buds. As with all things in life, some events are invariably hit-and-miss, but the idea behind everything that we`re doing here - from my perspective as a chef - is that we should always be giving our people the absolute best that we possibly can.” ...

Feeding Champlain Valley and the Burlington Department of Public Works (DPW) recently celebrated the 4th Annual ‘Fines for Food’ campaign, a continued partnership in the fight against food insecurity.

The Department of Public Works’ Parking Services team donated half of all overdue parking tickets paid to Feeding Champlain Valley during the holiday season, resulting in a contribution of $32,075!

We spoke with Chapin Spencer, Director of Burlington Public Works, about this important connection to help feed neighbors experiencing food insecurity.

"`Fines for Food’ represents a great civic partnership,” said Spencer. “Feeding Champlain Valley’s mission to combat food insecurity is vital, and it’s a privilege to do our small part. Our Parking Services team works day and night to serve the community, and this is one key way we get to do that.”

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Burlington Department of Public Works for their ongoing partnership, which has resulted in nearly $148,000 contributed over the last four years to Feeding Champlain Valley! ...

We’re pleased to announce that our volunteer application is now open for new registrations. If you’ve been looking for a meaningful way to contribute your time and skills, we invite you to apply.

Volunteering with us offers the chance to support important work, connect with others, and make a real difference in the community.

Visit our website at www.feedingchamplainvalley.org or our linktree in our bio to apply. ...

The Spring edition of our Full Plates report is here! This issue highlights our collaboration with Healthy Roots Collaborative and the vital role local farms play in supplying healthy, organic food to our hubs.

At Finn and Roots Farm in Grand Isle, a spring mix of spinach, lettuce, and basil was recently gleaned. Thanks to our partnership with the Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH), these fresh greens were packed into our CSA food boxes and prepared for home delivery.

Read more about our efforts to expand food access to Franklin and Grand Isle Counties through our website, https://www.feedingchamplainvalley.org/publications/. ...

With the Good Food Truck up and operational, we wanted to check with our culinary team on the process and work that went into making this possible again. We spoke with Charles Desseau, Food Truck Production Supervisor, about getting the truck in action.

“Getting the food truck in a working state has been an ongoing project for some time now. We had to get the onboard generator operational and make sure all the electrical systems worked with our equipment. Since the truck hasn`t been in use for nearly four years, we deep cleaned everything and tested all of the equipment before serving it out of it.”

“Our main mission with the truck right now is to provide a hot meal for the CRC once a week in place of the daily bagged lunch program. We have seen numbers increase from roughly 60 last week to roughly 75 this week and hope to see more people as word spreads.” ...