How to Help
Your support ensures long-term sustainability, which is key to supporting and serving local farmers and increasing accessibility to local food. You can help people with little or no access to healthy, nutritious local food and at the same time create a stronger food system that supports the local economy by buying from small, independent farmers.
Donate
Our current system of valuing, growing, and eating food is broken: small farmers are locked out of the market, food travels thousands of miles to get to your plate, and large segments of the population don’t have access to healthy options.
Your gift today helps change that.
Become a Sponsor
Thank you to our generous sponsors for making our work possible. To join this group of invaluable partners and supporters, contact Laryssa Smith or laryssa@localfoodhub.org.
Get Our Gear
Have you always wanted a t-shirt, jacket, hat, apron, or tote bag branded with our logo? You’re in luck! We’ve partnered with Rivanna Gear and Apparel in Charlottesville to offer some fantastic clothing items and accessories proudly sporting the Local Food Hub logo. Best of all, a portion of sales from each item are donated to Local Food Hub.
Matching Gift Options and Other Ways to Donate
Corporate & Employer Matched Gifts
Many companies and organizations offer their employees matching gift options to support area nonprofit organizations. Inquire with your Human Resources or Giving Department, or click here to search a matching-gift database.
Givebacks
The Givebacks Shop to Give program makes it easy for people to give back to Local Food Hub without it costing you a thing. Merchants fund the donations every time a supporter shops or dines at their store. All you have to do is sign up here, add the browser extension and link your card. Any time you follow the prompts and make a qualifying purchase, LFH will receive a donation.
Giving Assistant
Giving Assistant is an online portal that partners with 3000+ online retailers, including Macy’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Stubhub, Expedia, and others, to help you donate your cash back to nonprofit organizations, and they will match your donation! To participate, create an account with Giving Assistant by clicking here. Then click “My Account” in the upper right-hand corner, and choose “Giving Balance.” Search for Local Food Hub. For all future purchases, access the online store through the Giving Assistant portal and your donation will be made automatically. As an added bonus, Giving Assistant will often offer great coupons and savings as well!
Kroger Community Cares
Have your grocery shopping support Local Food Hub by registering your Kroger Plus Card with Kroger Community Rewards. If you are an existing rewards member, log in to your Plus Account, click “Enroll” under the Community Rewards section, and search for Local Food Hub.
Don’t have a Kroger Plus Card? It’s free and easy to sign up! To register online, click here and follow the cues to set up an account.
CVC Campaign
Virginia State employees can donate a portion of pre-tax income to our programming.
