Farm Fresh To You Launches Donate-A-Box Program For Customers And General Public

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Farm Fresh To You (www.farmfreshtoyou.com), a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and home delivery service that provides fresh, local, organic produce to customers' doorsteps announced today that it has launched a new program called Donate-A-Box and has received a USDA Local Food Promotion Program Grant of $100,000 to develop and market the program.

Farm Fresh To You has partnered with six regional food banks initially for the Donate-A-Box program: The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, SF-Marin Food Bank, Volunteers of America (VOA) Los Angeles, Westside Food Bank (Santa Monica) and Yolo Food Bank (Woodland).

The Donate-A-Box program enables Farm Fresh To You customers to donate a box of fresh produce to a regional food bank partner. Customers are prompted to donate to a food bank when they schedule a vacation hold for their box. Farm Fresh To You customers can schedule a hold on their box at any time for any reason.

In addition, the general public can also donate produce boxes to a participating food bank.

To donate and for more information, please visit:

https://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/donate

"Access to fresh produce is an important part of our company mission," said Thaddeus Barsotti, chief farmer and co-CEO, Farm Fresh To You. "Donate-A-Box is an easy way to provide your local food bank with fresh produce for their clients."

"The Donate-A-Box program will give our food bank a steady stream of produce donations year round," said Blake Young, president and CEO, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. "Our clients tell us they are healthier because they have access to fresh produce. It's great preventative medicine."

"We have partnered with Farm Fresh To You since they started delivering in the San Diego area. Their Donate-A-Box program is bringing fresh produce to our clients," said James A. Floros, president & CEO, The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. "Every donated box will make a significant impact on the lives of families."

About Farm Fresh To You
Farm Fresh To You is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and home and office delivery service that provides fresh, local, organic produce to consumers' doorsteps. Farming since 1976, this second-generation organic farm pioneered the organic food movement and is owned by brothers Noah Barnes and Thaddeus and Freeman Barsotti. The company is connecting communities and sustainable farms through a transparent food system that enables consumers to know their farmer and where their food is grown.

Federal funds for this project were awarded under the Local Food Promotion Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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