We are so grateful for our incredible volunteer driver, Tom, who donated 150 lbs of fresh apples to NorthWest Family Foods! (NWFF) These delicious apples come to NWFF courtesy of St Paul`s United Methodist Church and will go a long way in supporting families in our community, providing healthy snacks for those in need.

We spoke with Danielle Macaulay, Food Shelf Supervisor at NorthWest Family Foods, about the vital role fresh fruits and vegetables play in supporting our community and the ongoing demand for these nutritious essentials at the food shelf.

“We have a tremendous amount of people coming in specifically looking for fruits and vegetables every day,” said Macaulay. “When you only have one choice for produce, people here at the food shelf are looking for the best bang for your buck.”

NorthWest Family Foods is always seeking donations to help provide our neighbors with healthy, nourishing food. If you’d like to contribute, donations can be dropped off at 5 Lemnah Drive, St. Albans, VT, Monday – Friday, 12 PM – 2 PM. ...

Feeding Champlain Valley (FCV) is dedicated to ensuring everyone in our community has access to fresh, nutritious food. Through our network of food hubs and food shelves, we work to fight food insecurity by distributing essential groceries and resources to individuals and families in need.

What’s the Difference Between a Food Hub and a Food Shelf?

🔹 Food Hubs serve as distribution centers, collecting and organizing large quantities of food from farms, wholesalers, and donors. They supply food to food shelves, meal programs, and community partners to help maximize food access across the region.

🔹 Food Shelves are direct service locations where individuals and families can pick up groceries. These sites provide essential pantry staples, fresh produce, and other necessities for those facing food insecurity.

The Addison Food Hub plays a vital role in Feeding Champlain Valley’s mission to improve food access in Addison County. Their move to 616 Exchange Street in Middlebury, VT will equip volunteers and staff with enhanced tools to better support clients, including new systems like online ordering and delivery services. Over the past year, the Addison Community Action Food Shelf has provided assistance to more than 1,200 individuals and 600 households throughout the county. ...

🥕🥖 Food Rescue = Feeding More, Wasting Less! 🍎🥦
Every day, perfectly good food goes to waste while many in our community go hungry. At Feeding Champlain Valley, we work to rescue surplus food from grocery stores from various locations across Vermont —redirecting it to families in need and to be used to create delicious meals.

✅ Less waste
✅ More meals for our neighbors
✅ A stronger, more sustainable community

Yesterday in Burlington, our team rescued hundreds of pounds of fresh, nutritious food that would have otherwise gone to waste! ...

The Richford Food Shelf is a program under CVOEO’s Feeding Champlain Valley! By connecting with the Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH), a federally qualified health center, and Healthy Roots Collaborative, Feeding Champlain Valley’s regional food systems program that supports the growers, producers, and consumers in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, the Richford Food Shelf can provide fresh, locally sourced produce to the Richford community.


“Preserving access to food for this vulnerable community has been a top priority,” said Miranda Henry, NOTCH Community Services Manager. “Geographically speaking; however, this work has been easier said than done. Richford is situated right on the border of Canada and is not on the route for many food distributors. Then there is the issue of connecting our smaller, local farmers to a transportation network. Getting food from point A to point B, and sometimes to a point C, is riddled with many practical and logistical challenges in a rural region such as Franklin and Grand Isle counties. Distance between locations, resource limitations for partners and our organization, and the costs of moving food under these conditions created roadblocks for a local food distribution pathway. This is where Healthy Roots enters the picture.”

The NOTCH and Healthy Roots Collaborative are beginning their fourth year partnering together for the Northwest Farmacy CSA. Through Healthy Roots Collaborative’s gleaning program and distribution of local produce to 8 of the 14 NOTCH locations throughout Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, including Richford where the food shelf is housed, patients have access to more healthy offerings than ever before!

Located at 53 Main Street, the Richford Food Shelf is open during the following hours:

Monday from 4 pm – 6 pm
Friday from 9 am – 12 pm

We would like to thank the NOTCH staff and volunteers for their support during this transition and we’re excited for this next chapter!

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