Good Food
The PFP practices farming that is sustainable for the earth and shares the resulting bounty by making the choice for fresh and nutritious food widely available in our community. We work toward community food security, a condition in which all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes community self-reliance and social justice. Our vision is a just and sustainable food system. A just food system provides access to quality food to all, regardless of income level. A sustainable food system gives careful attention to how food is produced, and therefore to the level of health that accompanies that food - health of the land, health of those who work it, and health of the families and communities who consume its bounty.
CSA
The PFP’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program offers participants fresh, healthy vegetables in return for a financial commitment over a period of time. CSA participants receive vegetables once a week throughout the growing season. CSA promotes a responsible relationship between people and the food they eat, the land on which it is grown and the people who grow it. There are a limited number of Sponsored CSA Shares available for qualifying low-income families.
Food Share
In addition to providing sponsored shares, the PFP also shares freshly-harvested produce with local emergency food providers - soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters, which supply meals to 500-700 individuals each week.
An Urban Farmers' Market
The PFP provides leadership—and vegetables—for the Poughkeepsie Main Street Farmers' Market, a market that fills a critical void – with no supermarket in the City of Poughkeepsie and concentrations of poverty at rates twice the national level, many downtown residents have very limited access to fresh vegetables. This urban market is centrally located, an easy walk both for the many people who work in downtown Poughkeepsie, and for low-income residents, many of whom lack the transportation needed to access the area’s supermarkets.
