Food Access & Community Donations

Because fresh, healthy food is a human right!

We believe supporting those most in need is vital to meeting the health and food security needs of the communities in which we work. It’s not a charitable aspect of our organization, it is our organization. It’s why we do what we do! To ensure that our food is equitably distributed, Sprout City Farms donates 10% of our harvest to local food assistance programs; allocates 50% of our CSA memberships to food access through SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Solidarity shares; and distributes produce through neighborhood farm stands using "suggested donation” prices. All in all, a minimum of one third (33%) of our total food production has always been dedicated to all of our diverse food access programs; we increased this to 55% in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been sustaining this increased commitment to meet the continued needs in our communities.

Farm to Cafeteria

Back in 2011, we set a big precedent partnering with the public school district to build a production farm on school grounds and supply the kitchen with the food grown! The first-of-its-kind on-site Farm to Cafeteria program at the Denver Green School is still running strong. Our commitment to bettering the health of students means that we work within the budgetary limitations of the school lunch program. At Denver Green School, our farm produce is used for the salad bar as well as in cooked meals for about 7 out of the 9 months of the school year, and the farm is able to meet nearly all the produce needs of the DGS kitchen from August through October.

Produce donations

Past partners have included:

• Denver Green School, Molholm Elementary School, and 11th Ave. Head Start Preschool. We donate to the school Food Pantries and Backpack Programs on Fridays, supporting families who need a little extra help with healthy options through the weekend.

• The OUR Center

• Jewish Family Service

• Mountair Christian Church Food Pantry

• The Action Center

• People’s Community Food Project

• Project Worthmore

• SAME Café

• The African Community Center

• The Denver Indian Center

• Salud Family Health Centers