Winter Programs
Supporting local farmers and distributing fresh, seasonal produce to residents throughout Rowan County.
Winter Harvest CSA
Subscribe to get an overflowing box of local food either biweekly or monthly from mid-November through March.
Subscribers to this winter CSA program receive a large box of local food items either biweekly or monthly from mid-November through March. The program usually has about 40 participants, and it is open to all. Volunteers pick up and help sort the produce into individual boxes at St. John's Lutheran Church in Salisbury. Subscribers pick up their boxes there (Jackson Street entrance to the Faith Center), or local delivery is available. This is the only Bread Riot program with a set fee.
Boxes contain a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, and a revolving list of produce and other goods depending on what is available. Some items we have featured include lettuce, cucumbers, bok choy, spinach, kale, collards, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, apples, honey, jam, mushrooms, carrots, goat cheese, garlic, baked goods, squash and herbs. All items are purchased from local farmers and producers. Most produce is harvested the same day or the day before.
2023-2024 BOX DATES
Full Share
November 15 and 29
December 13
January 3, 17 and 31
February 14 and 28
March 13 and 27
Half Share
November 15 OR 29
December 13 OR January 3
January 17 OR January 31
February 14 OR 28
March 13 OR 27
School Harvest Bags
Bread Riot is providing local produce from area farmers to families at three Rowan County schools.
The School Harvest Bags program began in fall 2022. To help address food insecurity and nutritional gaps, Bread Riot delivers bags of fresh local produce to school counselors at various Rowan County schools to distribute to students and their families. In 2022, the program included Koontz Elementary School and North Rowan Middle School, and in 2023, Hanford Dole Elementary School was added.
Every other week from mid-November through March, 10 families at each school receive a selection of vegetables and other food items purchased from local farmers and producers. Bread Riot volunteers pick up the produce and other items from the farms and then sort and pack them into reusable bags before delivering to the schools.
The School Harvest Bags program is funded by grants from the North Carolina Synod of the ELCA and St. John’s Lutheran Church as well as a generous donation from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Salisbury.