Before I started coming here, I never ate vegetables.
Our Mission
Plenty! Farm and Foodbank works to eliminate food insecurity in Floyd County, with an emphasis on food quality, access, and distribution. It encourages individuals, businesses, and organizations to help neighbors in need, through their volunteer efforts, in-kind donations, and financial support.
Our Vision
To create and nurture a healthy, diverse, welcoming community through generosity of spirit, education, and growing and sharing food.
Our Values
We value freshness in produce and program; Generosity in giving and receiving; Welcoming each and every person; Preserving Floyd County’s land and culture.
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Food Insecurity In
Floyd County 2023
11.2% of Floyd County residents (1,450 individuals, including 370 children) lack access at time to adequate food.
KAREN & MCCABE
FOUNDERS OF PLENTY!
Our Story
Plenty! started in 2008 when one of our founders, Karen Day realized that the local food pantry could not take fresh beet greens that she gleaned at a farm where she was volunteering. She and co-founder McCabe Coolidge immediately went to work finding who could use the surplus. From this germ grew Portable Produce and then the Plenty! Fresh Pantry. Plenty! was an all-volunteer organization until 2016 when the founders were forced to stop the work due to personal matters. Plenty! gained non-profit status in 2015 and now distributes food year-round five days a week. The Farm began in 2014 on 17 acres along the Little River. It uses organic practices, like crop rotations and cover crops to sustain the health of the land and to provide clean, healthy food year-round The work of Plenty! would not be possible without the help of more than 50 volunteers each week operating under the direction of Plenty! staff. Take a look at the “FloydX” video below…
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McCabe
"What I have learned is that politics has no sway when it comes to feeding hungry people. My personal hunger was met daily as I shook a hand, gave an embrace or packed a bag of fresh produce."
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Karen
"From the beginning we wanted folks to feel comfortable receiving. We knew that other food banks went through a detailed application process to prove your need. We decided to trust that those who asked deserved to receive fresh, healthy food. This meant that many folks in our county were willing to welcome us and not feel the shame of ‘neediness."
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