Even in bucolic Kent, there are people with inadequate access to fresh, healthy vegetables.  In the last decade, 10% of Litchfield County’s population was consistently designated as food insecure. During the Covid pandemic that percentage has risen precipitously to 38.4% with as many as 25,000 Litchfield County residents experiencing food insecurity. In Kent the number and frequency of visits to the Food Bank has nearly doubled.

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In response to this distressing problem, KLT has partnered with Marble Valley Farm to offer forty shares of fresh-picked produce each week to families using the Kent Food Bank. This new Food Security Initiative is staffed by a dedicated farm intern who will help evaluate the program's impact and provide periodic reflections on her experience. Each share will be accompanied with simple recipes - like the one below - for enjoying Marble Valley's delicious and seasonal gifts.

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The initiative has been "seeded" by underwriting contributions from a generous individual as well as a Green Pastures Grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. It leverages federal aid provided to the Town of Kent. But this is still not enough.

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We hope you will consider supporting this effort. Our goal is to provide $15 of produce per family for each of 26 weeks during the farming season. Any amount is helpful and deeply appreciated! And should you wish to help with non-produce items, Davis IGA coordinates frequently with the Food Bank to encourage donations of needed non-perishables.