Teens make an impact on the farm and in the community
Farm to Food Pantry
Teen volunteers help families who are facing food insecurity by growing food for local food pantries
Teen volunteers help families who are facing food insecurity by growing food for local food pantries
High School students can participate in all seasons of the year!
And, their contribution impacts so many!
Fall 2024
Farm to Food Pantry Teen Volunteer Days
Offered Mondays and Saturdays and alternate dates by appointment
Sign up for one day, a few, many, or all of them!
Advance sign-up required.
We offer programs each season of the year. Stay tuned for winter registration.
Questions about the program:
Contact Jonny Belber at
jon@hollyhillfarm.org or call 781-383-6565.
Teen volunteers help families who are facing food insecurity by growing food for local food pantries
Teen volunteers help families who are facing food insecurity by growing food for local food pantries
Teen volunteers help families who are facing food insecurity by growing food for local food pantries
According to a February 2024 study, the rate of food insecurity in Massachusetts is inching closer to the high at the onset of the pandemic. Approximately 17.9% of all households in Massachusetts reported food insecurity.*
We believe that everyone deserves healthy and fresh food.
About:
The Farm-to-Food Pantry Program (F2FTP) at Friends of Holly Hill Farm aims to make this happen by growing, harvesting, delivering, and donating thousands of pounds of healthy fresh food, herbs, and flowers from the farm to local food pantries. In 2023, we donated and delivered nearly 4,500 pounds of produce to six local food pantries!
Help us keep the momentum going into 2024!
Teens who volunteer work alongside us all seasons of the year, from preparing seeds and building beds to planting seeds - straight through to harvesting, preparing items for the pantries, and putting the gardens to bed. Activities include planting, composting, cultivating, harvesting, cleaning, and prepping vegetables, and preparing deliveries of organic produce to reach six grateful food pantries.
Volunteering has so many benefits - for the teens enrolled and for the community as a whole. Teens gain real-world experience, help solve real problems in the community, learn new skills, make new social connections, and expand their perspective too! The program also enables students to fulfill school-mandated community service hours with hands-on work on the farm too. Volunteers participate in every aspect of the project, from seed to harvest.
*ProjectBread.org and U.S. Household Pulse Survey