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Our goal is to increase the amount of fresh, locally grown food available to our community. We aim to expand the socio-economic profile of consumers of locally produced foods to include currently under-served populations.
We are a local food wholesale distribution hub with an outfitted warehouse located in Ivy, Virginia that moves local products to grocery stores, schools, senior facilities and restaurants.
We are working with City of Charlottesville Schools, Albemarle County Schools, and area private schools to provide our children with much needed fresh fruit and vegetables for their snack programs along with educational materials promoting healthful eating.
 We are an informational hub that provides networking resources to actively engage our community and make productive use of its time and energy.
We have an educational farm in Louisa County, where we host outreach programs to the youth in the area, as well as interested adults. Our workshops introduce children and adults to basic farming methods and season specific growing topics. We also use this farm to host additional workshops for our partner producers in the off-season.
We coordinate charitable food donations from citizen gardeners and farmers and deliver this fresh product to the organizations that feed our populations in need.
 We are making an immediate and on-the-ground impact for both food producers and those who wish to be more active with the local food movement.
We know that the best way to preserve farmland is to help make it profitable. With the Local Food Hub, farmers will save time and money through access to reliable, on-the-ground production, transportation, storage and marketing services that will strengthen the competitiveness and profitability of small farms.
We know that what we eat and where it comes from is important to our environmental, physical, and economic health. By supporting our small farmers and food producers we are helping to secure the future of our food, our culture and our agricultural heritage.
Contact Us
(434) 244-FARM (3276) | info[at]localfoodhub.org
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