Nonprofit Food Hub

Kearsarge Food Hub is a federally registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. We gratefully transform your tax-deductible donation into essential community and local food system resources to the benefit of people and planet alike. Donate here!

Vision

We envision a resilient and connected community where everyone is empowered to access healthy food, where local farmers are supported and the land is nourished, and where all people share a common sense of place.

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Mission

Our mission is to reinvigorate our community within a restorative local food system by cultivating food sovereignty, growing engaged learners, and nurturing community.

What is a Food Hub

Food hubs can take on a variety of business and legal structures. We landed on the nonprofit structure due to our commitment to community and education. While food hubs can tend to focus on the aggregation and distribution of local foods, we emphasize education, community engagement, and relationship building within the local food network.

The defining characteristics of a regional food hub from the USDAMF Regional Food Hub Resource Guide:

1. Coordinates the aggregation, distribution, marketing of primarily locally/regionally produced foods from multiple producers to multiple markets.

2. Considers producers to be valued business partners instead of interchangeable suppliers and is committed to buying from small to midsize local producers when possible.

3. Works closely with producers, particularly small-scale operations to ensure they can meet buyer requirements by either providing technical assistance or finding partners that can provide this technical assistance.

4. Uses product differentiation strategies to ensure that producers get a good price for their products, such as identity preservation, group branding, and sustainable production practices.

5. Aims to be financially viable while also having positive economic, social and environmental impacts within its communities.