Farmers Against Hunger

Farmers Against Hunger (FAH) is one of the three main programs of the New Jersey Agricultural Society. The program's vision is simple: to connect healthy food from farms to families. FAH  brings that vision to fruition by working on both sides of the food equation, with both producers and consumers. It reduces food waste by helping farmers and wholesalers throughout New Jersey share their surplus produce with those in need, and reduces food insecurity by ensuring access to fresh and healthy produce for every family in New Jersey.

No farmers wants to see their crops go to waste. If produce can't be sold for profit, they would love to donate to local food pantries or soup kitchens. But neither farmers nor nonprofit recipients have the financial or logistical ability to make this happen.

Enter Farmers Against Hunger (FAH). Since 1996, FAH has been working behind-the-scenes as a bridge between New Jersey's agricultural sector and hunger relief organizations. When farmers throughout the state calls FAH with produce to share --boxed and ready to go, or still out in the fields -- FAH springs into action. Volunteers harvest the surplus crops (known as "gleaning"), and take it back to an FAH cooler for inventory and storage. During the off-season, it supplements it stock with produce donations from grocery stores and wholesalers. FAH distributes the produce to a network of NJ food banks, churches, and other community groups.