The Common Market in the News

Campbell Soup Company Launches Program to Advance School Nutrition

Campbell's

"Core partners in this effort include the Camden City School District, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, The Common Market, Food Bank of South Jersey, FoodCorps, National Farm to School Network, Wellness in the Schools, Aramark and New Jersey American Water. These organizations, several of whom have been longstanding partners, will support nutrition education and training for students and staff, procurement of fresh, local foods and measurement for the program."

PRESS RELEASE: DeLauro, Coalition of Advocates Announce Bill to Increase USDA Fresh Produce Purchases

United States Representative Rosa DeLauro

"Relying on local supply chains to support emergency feeding programs presents an opportunity to center quality, cultural relevance, and nutrition — facets not often associated with emergency feeding responses," said Haile Johnston, co-founder of The Common Market, a nonprofit regional food distributor responsible for delivering nearly 1 million local food boxes to communities across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions in response to COVID-19 last year. "Offering fresh, nutrient-dense, and culturally appropriate foods is critical to an equitable emergency response effort, providing stability and dignity for recipients during a time of great uncertainty and loss."

Webinar: Farm to School with The Common Market

The Common Market

The Common Market engaged schools and their food service teams in a fun, informational 30-minute webinar in preparation for Farm to School Month this October! We explore ways to introduce students to the stories and farmers behind their food, and much more! This webinar is intended for food service directors, nutrition teams and anyone within the school community that takes interest in farm to school initiatives! The Common Market actively partners with school communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, and Great Lakes regions.

USDA Invests Big in Food Assistance, Food Box Program Provides Cautionary Tale

Food & Power

"The Biden USDA has a tremendous opportunity to respond to crisis by building a fair, equitable, and sustainable food system. This ambition requires the USDA to understand the harm of prioritizing the lowest bidder over larger societal goals. 'Ultimately, if low price is the basis from which the food system operates, you undercut the economy’s resilience.'"

The Pandemic Reveals the Importance of Advocacy to a Food Charity

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

"The group now wants to advocate for new policies to make the food in government programs more nutritious and higher quality. It sees policy as a powerful tool to boost the amount of local produce in school lunches and other government programs — and it’s optimistic about what’s ahead."

Houston Go Red for Women presses heart health, raises funds

Houston Chronicle

“The American Heart Association aims to be part of the solution by connecting food-insecure families with quality, nutrient-dense produce through a partnership with The Common Market,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Episode 54: Margaret Smith, The Common Market Texas

The Checkout

"The vision at The Common Market is to catalyze impact and partnerships across the value chain in support of building community food resiliency. In the wake of the pandemic, our work of supporting regional agriculture and food access efforts: we see it as a crucial strategy in ensuring a sustainable and equitable post-pandemic transition."

Tech Led Solutions to Address Food Insecurity during a Global Pandemic

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

COVID-19 has increased childhood food insecurity rates. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborated with Food Connect and The Common Market to deliver produce boxes to food-insecure families. Food Connect leveraged technology to use texting, scale delivery integrations, and optimize routing to deliver 95,000 pounds of food over a 16-week period. COVID-19 has increased childhood food insecurity rates. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborated with Food Connect and The Common Market to deliver produce boxes to food-insecure families. Food Connect leveraged technology to use texting, scale delivery integrations, and optimize routing to deliver 95,000 pounds of food over a 16-week period.

Get Healthy Philly

"There's an opportunity with every dollar spent on food to impact our entire society." –Haile Johnston

Philadelphians working across the food supply chain have a vision for our local food system. Hear what they think a healthy, just, sustainable, fair Philadelphia food system could look like.