News Features – Farmer Foodshare

NourishedRx — Fortifying a Local Food System: How Farmer Foodshare Helps Farmers and Communities Share the Benefits of Nutritious Food

August 26, 2025

We announced our partnership with NourishedRx this spring, and we continue packing and delivering fresh food boxes for Wake County residents living with chronic illness as part of the Nourishing Wake initiative. Since our launch, we’ve more than doubled our box count, averaging about 400 per month! Recently, NourishedRx took some time to have a deeper conversation...

WUNC — Federal funding cuts hit NC farmers who sold to local public schools

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News Features

May 29, 2025

Thank you, WUNC, for continuing to shed light on the impact of federal funding cuts on farmers, schools, and nonprofits. Our Development Director, Hillary, had the chance to share more about our food hub and our partnerships with local schools, and we're grateful to Liz Schlemmer for taking the time to highlight our work. A big thank...

CBS17 — Wake Co. program bringing foods to families with health challenges

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News Features

April 24, 2025

Thank you CBS17 for covering our partnership with NourishedRx and sharing more about our food access work! We are so thrilled to collaborate with NourishedRx to provide healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables to more families in Wake County. Fresh, local food for ALL! Check out the full news story and Wake County announcement about the new...

INDY Week — Farmer Foodshare Is Bringing More Local Produce to Durham Public Schools

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News Features

March 19, 2025

We’re so grateful to INDY Week for highlighting our work and sharing about our partnership with Durham Public Schools which provides students with nutritious, locally grown produce at school, all sourced from NC farmers. Even in this climate when government funding is being cut, nothing’s going to stop us from doing the critical work of supporting...

CBS17 — Food for the holidays in Durham: Amazon and Farmer Foodshare teamed up in Durham to deliver food to central North Carolina.

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News Features

December 26, 2024

A little help goes a long way, and a lot of help makes a BIG impact. We’d like to share our gratitude to Amazon for their support. Our sponsors make this work possible, and with their help, we can support more farmers and make more fresh, local food accessible for ALL! Not only did they make a...

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