Farm Share serves as a vital link between farmers with surplus produce and social service agencies that provide food to needy people. Click to see a diagram of what we do. Farm Share works with farmers throughout Florida and the Eastern United States to recover nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables (in bulk lots of 20,000+ pounds) considered unsuitable for the retail market due to size or minor blemishes. In addition, Farm Share works with packers, workers, wholesalers and grocers to divert food that has been rejected in the retail sector due to minor imperfections. Farm Share then arranges deliveries to participating nonprofit organizations. All recovered produce is distributed to qualifying low-income families and charitable organizations feeding those in need -- at no charge.

Farm Share not only helps needy people, but also provides a valuable service to farmers by assisting in disposing of produce not marketable at the retail level. This saves the farmers the added expense of disposal fees and related labor costs. In addition, field productivity is increased, sales are potentially increased as a result of product exposure, and food is donated and distributed to needy people without interfering with normal marketing channels.