Annual events

Postal Carriers Drive
This annual food drive takes place in May. Our local postal carriers will pick up any nonperishable food bagged and left at the base of your mailbox (not in your mailbox) and bring it back to the Post Office. The Foodshelf volunteer brigade pick up, sort, and restock our shelves with the bounty.

Fill the Foodshelf
Our annual food drive, Fill the Foodshelf, runs throughout September—Hunger Action Month. It’s easy to help! Donate here online, or stop by the Putney Co-op or General Store, pick up a form and pay at the register. Bulk donations are ordered at the stores and volunteers bring the food to the Foodshelf.

Build-Your-Own Harvest Bags
The week before Thanksgiving we offer Build-Your-Own Harvest Bags during Open Hours. Pre-signup is required. Typical offerings may include a variety of produce, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, dessert, and a turkey or gift card.

Putney Holiday Craft Tour benefit
Participating Putney Craft Tour studios give to the Foodshelf the proceeds from the sale of a particular item during the Craft Tour which happens each year on Thanksgiving weekend.

Project Feed the Thousands
Putney Foodshelf is one of a collection of area food pantries and meal sites that is supported by Project Feed the Thousands. Gifts made to Project Feed can be designated to us. Throughout November and December there are places around Putney to make direct gifts. A collection bin at the Co-op is a location to drop off food donations.

Partnerships

Vermont Foodbank
We are a network partner agency of the VT Foodbank. This gives us access to food that is both free and purchased, as well as grant funding, 3SquaresVT specialists and other support.

Putney businesses/organizations
Against the Grain, Chartwell Food Services, Five Maples, Food Connects, Hannaford, M&T Bank, Next Stage Arts, Oak Meadow, Pike Industries, Putney Diner, Putney Holiday Craft Tour, Putney Co-op, Putney Friends Meeting, Putney General Store, River Valley Credit Union (Putney branch), Sister District Soup Project, Soundview, Town of Putney, among others.

Area schools
Greenwood School, Landmark College, Putney Central School, The Grammar School, The Putney School.

Farms/Gardens
All One Farm, Bunker Farm, Elm Lea Farm, Easy Pickin’s Farm, Green Mountain Orchards, Harlow Farm, High Meadows Farm, Jillson Farm, Leaping Bear Farm, Livewater Farm, Lost Barn Farm, Milkweed Farm, Putney Commons garden, Putney community gardens, Sun Hill Farm, Susan Read-Smith, Sylvan Moon Farm, Walker Farm, Walnut Ridge Farm, and many other local growers.