Creating FOOD SECURE HOMES through FRIENDSHIPS
Abundant Food Shares create a network of neighbors to equip one another.
With a holistic focus on nutrition and relationships, there’s not just enough food - it’s abundant!
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“When I was hungry, you fed me. When I was thirsty, you gave me something to eat.”
- Jesus, Matthew 25
Are we actually loving our neighbors as ourselves?
This question led us to move from offering an emergency food pantry, where families were fed but always returned hungry, to a Abundant Food Share model.
So what’s an “Abundant Food Share”?
Local families in need of food become paying members (membership dues: $5/yr, $3/meeting) of a network of neighbors. With The Root Cellar Staff, they work to provide food for each other through organized meetings every other Wednesday. Each meeting involves certain member responsibilities including set-up and clean up as well as the actual distribution of the food. Although prayer participation is not required for members, a time of prayer has become a tradition at each meeting. In one of the FANN groups, the members have voluntarily taken over the prayer time, which has had an incredible spiritual impact on the group.
Thanks to our partnership with Good Shepherd Food Bank, we are able to consistently provide quality food boxes. A typical food box includes protein, starch (pasta, rice, potatoes, etc.), fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, bread, eggs, and household supplies - like a normal trip to the grocery store!
