local pickins want to help feed those in need!

For those of you who have enjoyed cruising through the specialty food listings of Local Pickins and would like to support a non-profit food organization, please cruise the list below and learn about the variety of opportunities that will allow you to do so. Non-profits work to prevent hunger in multiple ways!

barking dog chocolatiers: , Charlotte, NC 28203
http://www.woofwoofwoof.org

Barking Dog Chocolatiers is a small artisanal chocolate company whose mission is to make you smile and drool. They handcraft all products, all profits are donated to a charity called SupportWorks, and everyone is a volunteer. Joal and Debbie have been making chocolates and pastry in Charlotte since early 1997. They concentrate their studies on chocolate chemistry, recipe development, flavor blending, candy design, and basic techniques such as tempering, framing, molding, and panning.

common grounds farm stand: 119 Huntley Place, Charlotte, NC 28207
http://www.commongroundsfarmstand.com

A seasonal farm stand, May to September, where volunteers gather to sell local, organic and homemade offerings and parlay them into abundance and awareness for the Urban Ministry Center and support for the homeless. Shop for delicious homemade baked goods, farm fresh eggs, flowers, honey, prepared foods and other delectables! Look for the red pick up truck!

community servings: 18 Marberry Terrace, Jamaica Plain, MA
http://www.servings.org

With the help of hundreds of volunteers we prepare and deliver thousands of meals each day to those that are homebound suffering from an acute illness.

Volunteer opportunities:

• Make automated monthly gifts through a credit or debit card and become a Monthly Meal Make

• Kitchen Wish List:

  • Dish towels
  • 3 plastic cutting boards (10"x15" to 20" x15")
  • 6" - 8" chef knives
  • 12" non-stick skillet
  • Stop and shop Gift cards - for buying groceries for nutrition classes

• Be a Pie Seller

• “Friend” Community Servings

cor unum meal center: 191 Salem Street, Lawrence, MA
http://www.corunummealcenter.org

• Donate Goods:

  FOOD:	SUPPLIES:
  Spaghetti Sauce	Stainless Steel Cleaner
  Iced Tea Mix	Office Supply Store Gift Cards
  Mushroom Soup	Home Improvement Store Gift Cards
  Coffee	Trash Bags (30 and 55 Gallon)
  Sugar	Aluminum Foil
  Salt	Plastic wrap
  Pepper	Parchment paper
  Seasonings	Disposable gloves
  Cereal	Paper towels
  Syrup	Napkins
  Pancake Mix	Toilet Paper
  Eggs	Laundry detergent
  Ketchup	Bleach
  Parmesan Cheese	Glass Cleaner
  Grocery Store Gift Certificates	Bathroom Cleaner

• Donate bulk items

• Sponsor a food drive: Food drives can help provide much food for Cor Unum, and are easy and fun to coordinate. Organized by individuals, families, churches, work places, and communities, food drives promote hunger awareness while helping those in greatest need.

• Celebration Cards: Are you uncertain what to get someone for a birthday or special occasion? Why not make a donation to Cor Unum in that person’s name, so that hundreds of people may share in the celebration.

• Be an Individual Volunteer

• Coordinate a Corporate Team Program

food for free: 11 Inman Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
http://www.foodforfree.org

Food For Free has rescued fresh food—food that might otherwise go to waste—and distributes it within the local emergency food system where it can reach those in need.

Volunteer Opportunities:

•  On the weekly truck route you can help drivers pick up and deliver food. On home delivery help to pack boxes of food. In the office help the executive and development directors with filing , correspondence and data entry. Assist staff in collecting donations from farmers markets. Or get your hands dirty and help to grow vegetables at their farm in Lincoln. 

gaining ground: 315 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742
http://www.gainingground.org

• Contribute needed items by calling 978.610.6086

• Volunteer

   

greater boston food bank: 70 South Bay Avenue, Boston, MA
http://www.gbfb.org

• Donate food through the Greater Boston Food Bank's Virtual Food Drive. Money generated goes towards purchasing food at wholesale prices.

• Sponsor a food drive and contact the Food Drive Coordinator at 617.427.5200

• Volunteer

haley house: 23 Dartmouth Street, Boston, MA
http://www.haleyhouse.org

• volunteer: cleaning up streets in dudley square, share daily life and nourishment at 23 dartmouth street, bring wholesome food to dudley square, maintenance and cleaning in south end, prepare wholesome meals, organizing and general office skills

• give non-perishable food and healthy items for kids lunches
  

lovin' spoonfuls: , Brookline, MA
http://www.lovinspoonfulsinc.org

Facilitates the recovery and distribution of perishable and unserved foods that would otherwise be thrown away and wasted. We deliver this food directly to local crisis centers, soup kitchens and other social assistance entities.

• Donate food 

• Volunteer

project bread: 145 Border Street, East Boston, MA
http://www.projectbread.org

• Become a corporate sponsor

• Plan a food drive: Best food to collect are those that are non-perishable goods

• Donate goods to an emergency food program

• Plan a holiday event for a serious cause and create your own fundraising event or create a Project Bread party favor for your event.

share our strength: 110 west Squantum Street #27, Quincy, MA
http://strength.org

Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® strategy provides that access to families all across the nation, so that every child, regardless of circumstances, can get the healthy food they need to thrive.

Volunteer Opportunities:

• Participate in a Taste of the Nation Event

• Host a Great American Bake Sale

• Join Dine Out: No Kid Hungry  September 18-24 2011

• Enjoy famous chefs for A Tasteful Pursuit in your area

• Download the Cooking Matters Recipe Collection

the food project *csa: 10 Lewis Street, Lincoln, MA 01773
http://www.thefoodproject.org

Our mission is to grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system.

Each year, we work with over 150 teenagers and thousands of volunteers to farm on 40 acres in eastern Massachusetts in the towns and cities of Beverly, Boston, Lincoln, and Lynn. We consider our hallmark to be our focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work.

Food grown at The Food Project farms is distributed through our community supported agriculture (csa) program and farmers' markets, and donated to local hunger relief organizations.

The Food Project CSA program has on-farm seasonal pick-ups at our farms in Lincoln, Lynn, and Beverly, MA as well as box shares that we deliver to 10 pick-up locations in the greater Boston Metro area (including sites in Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Somerville and Wellesley).

the king's bakery: 129 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
http://www.kingskitchen.org/the-kings-bakery/

From the creator of King's Kitchen, Jim Noble Restaurants has created a bakery that will allow them to expand their efforts to raise money to feed the poor.  They make all of the fresh breads and desserts for Jim Noble Restaurants in one location, plus they expanded their offerings to include sandwiches, breakfast items and fabulous breads in a retail setting.
 

urban roots *csa: 7651 Delwau Lane, Austin, TX 78725
http://www.urbanrootsatx.org

Urban Roots is a youth development program that uses sustainable agriculture to transform the lives of young people and increase the access to healthy food in Austin. Each year, they have a goal of growing 30,000 pounds of produce; 40% of the harvest is donated to local soup kitchens and food pantries and the other 60% is sold at farmers’ markets, through their CSA program and wholesale.

Always at:

SFC Downtown Farmers Market