Partners
The shelves stay full because businesses share
Every grocer, farm, bakery, and employer on this page decided that good food and spare capacity belong with neighbors, not in a dumpster or on a balance sheet. This is the roll call — and the invitation.
Grocery rescue
1.26 million pounds, saved before the landfill
Our vans run six mornings a week collecting food that's perfectly good and commercially doomed — yesterday's bread, this week's produce, short-dated dairy. Within 48 hours it's on a pantry shelf or a market table.
| Partner | Who they are | What they give | Rescued |
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| Hartley's Fresh Market | Regional grocer, 3 stores | Daily produce, dairy, and bakery rescue | 212,000 lbs/yr |
| Copper Kettle Co-op | Community grocery co-op | Weekly dry-goods rescue + donation bins | 64,000 lbs/yr |
| Millbrook Public Market | Farmers' market | Sunday close-of-market gleaning | 38,000 lbs/yr |
| Two Rivers Dairy | Local dairy | Weekly milk, yogurt, and cheese | 51,000 lbs/yr |
| Stonebridge Farms | Vegetable farm collective | Grow-a-row acreage + gleaning fields | 87,000 lbs/yr |
| Harbor Lane Bakery | Wholesale bakery | Day-end bread and rolls, five days a week | 29,000 lbs/yr |
Pounds weighed on collection · figures from FY2025 — methodology here.
Community & corporate partners
Fuel, funds, and Friday crews
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Riverbend Credit Union
Financial co-op
Payroll giving + annual employee match campaign
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Marsh & Vale Logistics
Trucking company
Donated refrigerated trucking for the Mobile Market
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Harper County Teachers' Association
Union local
School pack program co-founder and packing crews
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The Granary Hall Trust
Heritage venue
Hosts the Harvest Dinner at cost
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Millbrook Rotary Club
Service club
Senior box route sponsors since 2013
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Cedar Landing Community Church
Congregation
Pantry site host + monthly volunteer crews
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Northbank Software
Local employer
Quarterly group sort days + matched giving
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River Towns Growers' Alliance
Farm network
Coordinates grow-a-row across 40+ member gardens
Join them
Three ways your business fits in
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Food partner
Grocer, farm, bakery, or restaurant with regular surplus? We handle pickup, food-safety paperwork, and the weigh-in receipts for your books.
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Workplace partner
Payroll giving, a matched campaign, or a quarterly team sort day. We supply the meal-math thermometer; your team supplies the competitive streak.
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In-kind partner
Trucking, refrigeration, printing, venue space — some of our most valuable gifts have never touched the donate button.
Start the conversation
Tell June Castillo, our partnerships lead, what you've got — surplus food, a keen team, a truck, an idea. She answers every message herself, usually within a day.
If your fridge is empty
Need food this week?
Come as you are. No ID, no referral, no cost, no explaining. Six pantries and a mobile market run every week — or call (555) 019-FOOD and a neighbor will pick up.
If your table has extra
Have something to give?
Money, time, food, or your voice — every one of them moves meals. Take the 60-second quiz and we'll point you at the single most useful next step for you.