Second Harvest Food Bank

Second Harvest provides free phone support for households seeking to enroll in FNS / SNAP.

Contact: Tel: (336) 422-7758 | fnsoutreach@secondharvest.org

Website: https://www.secondharvestnwnc.org/

Location: 3655 Reed St. | Winston-Salem, NC 27107


Hunger and Health Coalition

Offers food boxes every 14 days, prepared to-go meals, and a backpack food assistance program for Watauga County residents.

Contact: Tel: ​828-262-1628 | operations@hungerandhealthcoalition.com

Website: https://www.hungerandhealthcoalition.com/

Location: 141 Health Center Drive Suite C | Boone, North Carolina, 28607


F.a.r.m. (Feed all Regardless of Means) Cafe

Donate-what-you-can restaurant serving lunch weekdays from 11 am-2 pm. Kids 12 and under eat free.

Contact: Tel: 828-386-1000

Website: https://farmcafe.org/

Location: 617 W King St | Boone, NC 28607


Hospitality House

Distributes food boxes to families and offers community meals at the Bread of Life Kitchen. 3 meals per day 365 days per year. No registration for meals is required.

Contact: Tel: (828) 264-1237 | info@hosphouse.org

Website: https://www.hosphouse.org/

Location: 338 Brook Hollow Road | Boone, NC 28607


Watauga County Health Department

Manages WIC sign-ups. WIC is a supplemental nutrition program supporting women, infants, and children.

Contact: Tel:  (919) 707-5800 | Para Español: 919-527-6423

Website: nutritionnc.com/wic

Location: 126 Poplar Grove Connector | Boone, NC 28607


Double Up Food Bucks

Healthy Food incentive program that doubles value of federal nutrition benefits spent at farmer’s markets.

Contact: farmersmarkets@brwia.org

Website: https://www.brwia.org/doubleup.html

Location: Available at all Watauga County farmer’s markets and High Country Food Hub.


Casting Bread Ministries

Open for pantry food box pick up Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 am-3 pm.

Contact: sam@increasefoodsecurity.org

Website: http://www.faithbridgeumc.org/casting-bread-food-pantry.html

Location: 194 Aho Road | Blowing Rock, NC 28605


Greenway BaptisT Church Food Pantry

Providing weekly food boxes on Thursdays from 10 am until 2:30 pm.

Contact: greenwayfoodpantry@gmail.com

Website: https://www.greenwaybaptist.com/copy-of-who-is-greenway-1

Location: 880 Greenway Rd. | Boone, NC 28607


Mountaineer Food HUb

Located in the office of sustainability, the pantry offers students non-perishable staples as well as fresh bread and seasonal, local fruits and vegetables, as available.

Contact: maxwelljb@appstate.edu

Website: https://sustain.appstate.edu/initiatives/food-pantry/

Location: East Hall, Bottom Floor


Western Watauga Food Outreach

Provides a free community meal every Thursday from 4 pm-6 pm (no registration required).

Contact: raineymac@hotmail.com

Website: https://www.wwfood.org/

Location: 1081 Old US Hwy 421 | Sugar Grove, NC 28679


Blowing Rock Cares

The Blowing Rock CARES Food pantry is open for clients on Mondays from 9 am to 12 pm at the rear entrance of Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Contact: info@blowingrockcares.com

Website: http://blowingrockcares.com/wordpress/

Location: 1218 Main Street, Blowing Rock | NC 28605


Little Free Pantry of Boone

The Little Free Pantry motto is "give what you can, take what you need." Any individual can access the little free pantry discretely at any time, day or night.

Contact: lfpofboone@gmail.com

Website: https://lfpofboone.wixsite.com/boonepantry?fbclid=IwAR0zug4MECPhY3b0BfXfPncF2XbCKmeIdq5vIq3-ph_bVnnTBAr2Oh9zztg

Location: 130 Poplar Grove Road Connector in front of the NC Works building.

 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FOOD PANTRY (HHC@FBC)

We are open for all individuals and families in need every Monday from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. The Health and Hunger Coalition also runs their mobile delivery program out of this location, which strives to deliver food to people who have limited transportation. The combined efforts are called HHC@FBC.

Contact: office@boonefirstbaptist.org

Website: https://www.boonefirstbaptist.org/ministries/health-hunger-coalition-first-baptist-church-of-boone

Location: 375 W. King Street Boone, NC 28607

Rural Advancement Foundation International

Ongoing support on behalf of farm families, rural communities, and the environment.

Contact: Farmer Hotline: 866-586-6746

Website: https://www.rafiusa.org/

Location: 274 Pittsboro Elem School Rd | Pittsboro, NC 27312

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

ASAP's mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food.

Contact: sarah@asapconnections.org

Website: https://asapconnections.org

Location: 306 W Haywood St. | Asheville, NC 28801

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture helps build an equitable, sustainable High Country local food system by supporting producers and cultivating community connections that educate, inspire, and increase the demand for local food.

Contact: dave@briwa.org

Website: https://www.brwia.org/

Location: 969 W King Street | Boone, NC 28607

North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Providing resources related to agriculture, natural resources, and family and consumer sciences in Watauga County.

Contact: kirsten_dillman@ncsu.edu

Website: https://watauga.ces.ncsu.edu/

Location: 971 W King Street | Boone, NC 28607

Patterson School Foundation

Offering events, educational opportunities, and incubator farming for individuals aspiring to pursue homesteading or farming as a career.

Contact: info@pattersonschoolfoundation.org

Website: https://pattersonschoolfoundation.org/if/

Location: 4646 Patterson School Dr. | Lenoir, NC 28645

Farmer Incubator and Grower Farm

An initiative designed to provide support and resources to a range of beginning growers who need affordable access to land, equipment, and resources to grow their enterprise in the High Country.

Contact: dave@briwa.org

Website: https://figfarm.weebly.com/about-the-fig-farm.html

Location: Valle Crucis, NC

Organic Growers School

Organic Growers School provides year-round opportunities for farmers and home-growers of all levels.

Contact: outreach@organicgrowersschool.org

Website: https://organicgrowersschool.org/

Location: Asheville, NC

NC Cattleman's Association

An organization coordinating the promotion of beef and the beef industry in North Carolina, assisting cattlemen in legislative, regulatory, and production issues.

Contact: (919) 552-9111 (office)

Website: https://www.nccattle.com/

Location: 2228 N Main St. | Fuquay-Varina,NC 27526

Watauga County Beekeepers Association

The Watauga County Beekeepers Association's mission is to teach and encourage better beekeeping methods among beekeepers of Watauga County and neighboring counties of the High Country of North Carolina.

Contact: wataugancbeekeepers@gmail.com

Website: https://www.wataugabees.org/

Location: 971 W King Street | Boone, NC 28607

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

CFSA advocates, educates, and builds connections to create sustainable food systems in the Carolinas centered on local and organic agriculture.

Contact: info@carolinafarmstewards.org

Website: https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/

Location: 287 East St. Suite 421 | Pittsboro, N.C. 27312

 

For more resources about rent assistance, utility bills, transportation, and more

visit quietgivers.org/resources.


for children learning about the food cycle and preventing food waste

check out The Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s Action kit for children and youth.


information on Composting:

B.A.D Composting (Born Again Dirt)

B.A.D. Composting is a composting co-operative that is aiming to get people gardening and create good soil for the community from the community.

Contact: (704) 408-4222 | compostingboone@gmail.com

Website: https://compostingboone.wixsite.com/badcomposting

Dinner 2 Dirt

An organic waste service providing a better option for the people of The High Country.

Contact: 336-847-2885 | colekiziah@dinner2dirt.org

Website: https://dinner2dirt.org/about-us-3/