Start your own Community FREEdge

Use this handy guide to support the free flow of nourishment in your neighborhood.

The Kearsarge Food Hub has been operating a Community FREEdge - Free Fridge - onsite at Sweet Beet Market since 2021. This resource is a 24/7, no questions asked food access site for folks to find fresh produce from local farms, prepared meals from Sweet Beet Cafe, and grocery items like milk, eggs, yogurt, bread, and canned goods.

Now, with more people turning to food banks and food pantries due to the lapse in federal food assistance from the government shutdown and the rising cost of living across the board, the need to help folks access food is greater than ever.

We are pleased to offer this how-to guide to help more communities start their own Community FREEdge. This a growing national and global movement to demonstrate care and support to neighbors needing a hand accessing food.

Please use and share this guide widely so more neighborhoods can take action in supporting the free flow of nourishment from farm to plate!