For over 8 years, Farm2Me managed the food donations of local small batch businesses. Coordinated delivery to local charities and disaster relief centers across 120 US cities.
How you help.
Your food donations reach actual people, not just a charity organization. Farm2Me forms partnerships with relief centers in the communities we serve, so we can directly reach those that need dietary restrictive assistance, immediately.
1.14 million meals
delivered to relief sites
1.02 million pounds
of food recovered
52 drivers
hired
Reduce landfill CO2 & CH4.
Rescuing food and feeding those in need. Reducing landfill waste and pollution. Fighting our climate crisis by saving food otherwise thrown out by the pounds.
10 years
of food saved
2.3 million pounds
of CO2 diverted
Measured by Good Food Brands
Farm2Me works with truly good food businesses throughout the US in New York, California, Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Massachusettes, and 120 major cities across the nation.
How we got started
October 2012
The idea came from a failure
New York City was hit by Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst hurricanes in history. Farm2Me contacted Bareburger and 39 other Farm2Me food trucks they had organized for the NYC Halloween Parade in New York City, and asked if they could offer their food for free to people who had no way to eat. The Farm2Me team worked long hours to quickly make this available to displacees, and soon over 100 brands moved their food trucks and mobile popups to 35 communities in need.
January 2013
Farm2Me makes it possible for more brands to lend a hand
Farm2Me launches a Disaster response tool that lets brands around the world offer their food for free during disasters.
May 2013
Brands around the world offer their food to relief workers
Farm2Me activates for the Moore, Oklahoma tornado and brands welcome their first group of relief workers, with volunteers from Organizing for Action.
September 2013
Farm2Me works with nonprofits to understand how to offer help
Partnerships are created with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help distribute emergency preparedness food to disaster relief organizations. In Delaware, Farm2Me starts working with John Hopkins University and Delaware University to provide food relief strategy for relief workers on the front lines of disaster relief around the country.
Farm2Me also starts offering tax deductible receipts to 1000+ brands who offer food for their communities or relief workers, including Federal Emergency Management Agency, Team Rubicon, and Peace Corp.
August 2017
The brand community responds to Hurricane Harvey
At the request of local community members, Farm2Me joined forces with local disaster relief hubs to provide food for families and relief workers. Hurricane Harvey becomes the brand community’s largest activation.
March 2020
The brand community responds to the COVID-19 pandemic
Farm2Me announces a way for brands to provide food for healthcare workers and first responders on the front lines of the pandemic.
Farm2Me expands its donation platform, so anyone can make a donation to nonprofits that help frontline workers find food.
January 2021
Farm2Me announces FarmToMe.org
Farm2Me establishes FarmToMe.org, and celebrates all the meaningful work done by brands and partners through Farm2Me Relief. As an independent nonprofit project, FarmToMe.org will focus on helping people share food and beverage with each other in times of crisis.
