Summer Programs
Supporting local farmers and distributing fresh, seasonal produce to residents throughout Rowan County.
Summer Feed
Bread Riot volunteers distribute fresh produce from local farmers at RSS meal sites and area senior sites.
Over the past five summers, Bread Riot has partnered with Rowan-Salisbury Schools to distribute local produce at Summer Feed meal sites in Rowan County. During the 2022 season, 28 Bread Riot volunteers picked up and distributed 4,200 pounds of fresh vegetables at 10 sites in 8 weeks! Distribution sites included 7 sites selected by the RSS nutritionist as well as 3 senior sites.
Faith Harvest
Local church leaders pick up fresh produce to distribute to their congregations and neighborhoods.
Now in its third year, the Faith Harvest program provides area churches with fresh local produce. During the summer, 10 churches are given the opportunity to pick up $125 worth of produce two times at the Salisbury Farmer’s Market. They share these fruits and vegetables with people in their congregations and their neighborhoods.
Mobile Vegetable Market
Bread Riot can offer fresh produce in any area with this donation-based mobile market.
A new program in 2022, the Mobile Vegetable Market is a donation-based market that uses an air-conditioned trailer to offer fresh produce in a select area. On alternate Saturdays during the summer, Bread Riot volunteers pick up produce from several farmers at the Salisbury Farmer’s Market and transport it in the trailer to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore on South Main Street in Salisbury. The trailer is set up in a shaded area of the parking lot, and the produce is offered as “Take what you need. Give what you can.”