Support the Community Shares program, a collaboration between The Athens Community Farm, the Gang Greene Farmer Alliance and Greene County Food Security Coalition, bringing food from local farmers to the communities they serve.
In 2025, our fifth year of operation, we expanded our reach, purchasing over $20k in produce and dairy from Greene County farms for year round weekly deliveries to pantries in Athens, Catskill, Coxsackie and new Coalition pantries across Greene County. We are hoping to increase our impact in both funding and food shared in the 2026 season. Donate today and you'll help us continue providing fair prices for farmers and fresh food for those that need it.
$50 provides a delivery of 25 quarts of grass-fed milk.
$150 provides one pantry with approx 35 servings of fresh, local produce.
$500 provides a full week of vegetable delivery to all pantries.
How it works: The Athens Community Farm establishes advance buying contracts with local farms to purchase fresh, locally-grown produce and dairy in consultation with area pantries. Farm volunteers then deliver purchased produce, along with any additional food donations. Each pantry receives an equal portion of the produce. Orders will be placed with participating farms early in the season, with vegetable deliveries beginning in June and running through November. Dairy distribution runs year-round.
Community Shares is a collective effort of the Athens Community Farm, Gang Greene Farmer Alliance members, The Lo Farm, Nimble Roots Farm, Stoneberry Farm, End of the Lane Farm, and the Coxsackie Food Pantry, the Athens Community Food Pantry, the Catskill Food Pantry, and the Greene County Food Security Coalition, along with the Long Table Harvest gleaning organization and other local agricultural and food equity groups.
After starting as a community-run micro-farm in 2021, the Athens Community Farm has supplied pantries with over 10,000 servings of fresh, local vegetables, purchasing over $40k of produce from Greene County farms, while continuing to run a 24/7 free u-pick garden for local residents. Pantry patrons enjoy the weekly offering of produce, while pantry staff said it was easy to manage distribution because the demand was there and the Farm handled the delivery.
The Gang Greene Farmer Alliance is a collective of independent farms working to improve the resiliency and strengthen the tradition of Greene County agriculture by sharing resources and knowledge, fostering farmer-to-farmer connections, and collaboratively addressing the interests of agricultural producers in our area. Through their diverse membership, the Community Shares program is able to offer a variety of organic vegetable and grass-fed dairy options to pantry partners.
The Greene County Food Security Coalition (GCFSC) is a network of food pantries, feeding agencies, local food producers, volunteers and community members dedicated to ensuring that every member of our community has access to healthy, nutritious food. We are committed to making food security a reality for all through strong local partnerships, active community engagement, and proactive advocacy.