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Produce Recipients

Farmers Against Hunger supplies free fresh produce to over 80 hunger relief agencies across New Jersey, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and state food banks. These donations serve over 7,000 people per week during the growing season and 3,000 per week during the winter months.

Map of Recipient Organizations
Weekly Distribution Sites
​Every week, Farmers Against Hunger distributes produce to around 30 hunger relief agencies in four locations: Camden, Trenton, Mt Holly, and Browns Mills. In Camden, FAH delivers directly to 3-4 affordable housing sites and church pantries each week. In each of the other locations, we bring the produce to a single site, where 6-10 local groups have arranged to assemble for pick-up. On the given day, our FAH driver or a volunteer Site Leader oversees the process as representatives from each organization load up their cars and vans with a selection of the week's products. The recipients then distribute that food amongst their clients and community members in need. While some deliver items to seniors or disabled individuals with limited mobility, others stock up their church food pantries, and others prepare delicious meals in soup kitchens.

Thank you to the incredible staff and volunteers at each of the sites and organizations listed below. It is through your dedication and generosity that we can ensure that the fresh and nutritious food from our donors is reaching the individuals in greatest need.
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Food pantry at New Holy Cross Church in Trenton, a weekly recipient of FAH produce (March 2020)
Camden
(deliveries at rotating locations, 3-4 per week)
  1. Ablett Village
  2. ​Arborwood Apartments, Lindenwold (via CPAC)
  3. Audubon Towers Senior Apartments
  4. Birchwood at Parker Hall Apartments (via Ingerman)
  5. Camden Oaks
  6. Centennial Village Apartments
  7. Commitment Community Church, Lindenwold
  8. Gramercy Park Apartments
  9. Harmony House Apartments
  10. Lindenwold Towers
  11. Mickle Towers
  12. Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
  13. Riverview Towers
  14. Washington Park Apartments
  15. Westfield Tower
Trenton
  1. Bethel French SDA Church
  2. East Trenton Collaborative / Urban Promise Trenton (biweekly)
  3. ​Faith Deliverance Cathedral
  4. First Presbyterian Church, Skeet's Pantry (monthly)
  5. House of God Church
  6. Life Gate Christian Assembly
  7. Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
  8. New Holy Cross Church of Christ
  9. Samaritan Baptist Church
  10. St James AME Church / Allen Village Community Development Corporation
  11. ​West Trenton Community Center (biweekly)
Mt Holly
  1. Beacon of Hope, Inc.
  2. Equal Partners, Inc.
  3. First Pentecostal Apostolic Mission
  4. House of God Church
  5. Islamic Center of Ewing
  6. Jacksonville Presbyterian Church
  7. Ladies in Transit Holistic Community Development Corporation
  8. Ministry on Wheels Community Outreach
  9. Sanctuary Foundation for Veterans
  10. Second Baptist Church
  11. St Peter's Igbo Anglican Church
Browns Mills
  1. Assorted senior housing complexes
  2. Browns Mills English SDA Church
  3. Burlington SDA Church
  4. ​Pemberton Township Senior Citizens Council
  5. Pinefields Senior Apartments
  6. St. Ann's Church
  7. Sunset Road Church of Christ
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"The donation of fresh vegetables and fruit from Farmers Against Hunger is a very positive and welcomed addition to the food we distribute each month to those in need at our food pantry. Our clients are extremely appreciative."

– Carol Forman, Manager
   Food Pantry of Pearson Memorial United Methodist Church ​
Agency Partners
In addition, we provide fresh produce more sporadically to another 50+ organizations statewide. We serve these partners on a rotating basis, based on seasonal availability, or whenever extra produce is available. We thank them for answering the call and managing the logistics of pick-up/delivery, in order to ensure that their communities have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
  • ​​Alm's Center, Bridgeton*
  • America's Grow-a-Row, Pittstown*
  • Arm in Arm, Trenton*
  • Bridge of Peace Community Church, Camden*
  • Burlington Township Food Pantry*
  • CHAI Community Development Coorporation, Burlington*
  • Community Food Bank of New Jersey, Hillside/Egg Harbor*
  • Congregation of Yahweh, Temple Shofar, Camden*
  • Dvine Konektion, West New York
  • Elijah's Promise, New Brunswick*
  • ​Food Bank of South Jersey, Pennsauken*
  • Food Bank Network of Somerset County, Bound Brook*
  • Franklin Food Bank, Somerset*
  • Freedom Village at West Windsor, West Windsor*
  • Friendship AME Church, Browns Mills
  • From Jersey With Love, Asbury Park*
  • Fulfill (formerly FoodBank Monmouth & Ocean Counties), Neptune*
  • Good Samaritan Food Pantry, New Egypt*
  • Greater Bridgeton Family Success Center, Bridgeton
  • Highland Park Community Center, Highland Park*
  • Iglesia Pentecostal Fuente de Vida, Camden*
  • Inspira LIFE Center, Vineland*
  • Keyport Ministerium Food Pantry, Keyport*
  • Kingsbury's Twin Towers Senior Apts, Trenton
  • Long Branch House of Hope, Long Branch*
  • Lunch Break, Red Bank*
  • Mary's Table, Point Pleasant Beach*
  • Matawan Community Food Pantry, Matawan*
  • MCFOODs (Middlesex County Food Pantry)*
  • Mercer Street Friends, Trenton*
  • The Neighborhood Center, Camden*
  • New Beginnings Food Pantry, Lawrence*
  • New Life Food Pantry, Helmetta*
  • Oaks Integrated Care Food Pantry*
  • Pearson Memorial United Methodist Church, Hamilton*
  • Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, Jamesburg*
  • Project Freedom, Inc., Robbinsville*
  • Rise, Hightstown*
  • Seeds of Service, Brick*
  • Southern Regional Food Distribution Center, Vineland*
  • St. Luke Lutheran Church, Willingboro*
  • St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Long Branch*
  • St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Moorestown*
  • ​Team Walker, Jersey City*
  • TOUCH New Jersey Food Alliance, Camden*
  • Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
  • Triumphant Life Church Assembly of God, Asbury Park*
  • Union City Community Fridge*
  • Urban Promise Food Co-Op*
  • Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
  • West Side Community Fridge, Jersey City*
​* = donations so far in 2020

Interested in Receiving Produce?

Farmers Against Hunger collects produce and other food products from a network of about 70 farms and assorted donors. Often, we do not know what type of produce or how much will be available until the last minute. A farmer may expect to have one pallet of squash for us at the beginning of the day, and upon pick-up, we are blessed with an additional six bins of eggplant. It is not uncommon to have 10,000 lbs of squash and cucumbers on one of our trucks in the height of the summer, or a full truckload of potatoes in late fall. Even if we have space in our cooler, we always hope to find a home for the produce as soon as possible, while it is most fresh. At such times, we need to quickly reach out to our agency partners and create a schedule to distribute the food efficiently. If an agency can send staff or volunteers to pick up produce from our cooler in Hightstown, NJ, it is always preferred. We do, however, also operate two to three trucks to deliver to agencies outside of our weekly routes. If your agency would like to be "on-call" as surplus becomes available, please fill out the form below. We look forward to connecting with you and learning more about your organization.

    Recipient Agency Inquiry Form: 

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    Programs and Services

    Distribution Logistics
    Farmers Against Hunger distributes to four main locations each week. At each site, around ten registered agencies come to pick up a share of the produce. Certain sites are already at maximum capacity, so selecting your site preference below does not guarantee that your group will be able to pick up at that location. However, groups may drop out of the program or we may choose to expand a site, based on the requests we receive. We will keep your application on file and contact you if a position becomes available.
    In addition to these weekly deliveries, we also offer more sporadic produce delivery or pick-up opportunities to other hunger relief agencies across the state.
    Most of our produce arrives in large 800-lb cardboard bins (3x4x3 feet), which we transport atop wooden pallets, using a pallet jack. If we deliver, we can drop off these bins outside your building. In order to drop off inside a building, there must be a ramp entrance, no stairs, and no "bumps" in the doorway or other obstacles for moving the bin with the jack. Occasionally, we also receive boxed items or we have volunteers pack items into smaller bundles, which may be easier for you to handle.
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Last updated: Dec 31, 2020

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