Food equity programs
Tri Corner FEED is committed to promoting access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food for all members of our community. Our programs are designed to address the systemic issues that contribute to food inequities, such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.
Food Sovereignty Fund
Modeled after Glynwood organizations' Food Sovereignty Fund (FSF), our program matches farmers with community-based hunger relief projects to provide delicious, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food. The fund pays farms in advance for food and all FSF participants, whether farmers or hunger relief workers/volunteers, are supported through technical assistance. Participating farms are led by people who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, person of color), LGBTQ+, and women.
Fair Pricing Feasibility Study
We partnered with the North East Community Center, along with a grant from the Local Food Promotion Program, to evaluate the feasibility of a fair pricing program where people pay for locally produced food based on their ability to pay. We worked to identify food access barriers in our community—such as economic, transportation, storage, and production—and will then develop a plan to implement a Fair Pricing Program in our community.
The feasibility study report is currently being finalized and will be available for review soon!
Summer 2024
Pop Up Market
From July 2024 — October 2024, Tri Corner F.E.E.D. and The Northeast Community Center (NECC) are hosting a pop up market on Monday's from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Each week the market will offers a broad range of products from local farmers at a price to meet everyone's food budget. Products are priced at a sliding scale and customers select the price that feels best for them, making it accessible for every member of our community.
Rooted Resilience
Our Rooted Resilience program focuses on the identification of specific areas that local farms can focus on to strengthen long-term viability. We understand how difficult farming is and know that farmers can benefit from community support to overcome obstacles, launch new programs, or improve farming practices that lead to a more sustainable food system.