Farm to Pantry

What Farm to Pantry does

Farm to Pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in Healdsburg, California, that operates a volunteer-driven food rescue and gleaning program across Sonoma County. The organization's core operation is harvesting surplus produce from residential yards, orchards, and farms that would otherwise go to waste, and redistributing it to food-insecure individuals and families in the region, a problem the organization grounds in the statistic that approximately 1 in 4 people in Sonoma County face food insecurity.

The program portfolio has expanded beyond gleaning to include Farmacy Carts (mobile produce distribution), Mason Street Garden (community garden), Kids Farm Connection (youth education), Grow-A-Row, Market-to-Pantry (market surplus sourcing), Growing the Table, and Team Glean (corporate and group volunteering). The organization produces and sells two artisan food products under its own brand: Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil (hand-picked by volunteers from Sonoma County groves, pressed and bottled with Dry Creek Olive Company and OleaShare, sold as two 500ml bottles for a $100 donation) and Neighborhood Vinegar / Zinegar (small-batch Zinfandel vinegar made from a 120+ year old mother starter donated by the Ponzo family in fall 2025, sold at $25 per 375ml bottle).

Revenue is generated primarily through tax-deductible donations, including a recurring monthly program called Circle of Hope Partners at $35 and $100 tiers, supplemented by product sales of olive oil, vinegar, and merchandise, and fundraising events such as Summer Supper. Distribution relies on volunteer gleaners and drivers, e-commerce with porch drop-off or pickup within Sonoma County, and community distribution points. The organization has 1-10 employees, no disclosed venture or private equity backing, and operates exclusively in Sonoma County.

Name

Farm to Pantry

Legal name

Farm to Pantry

Website

https://farmtopantry.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Farm to Pantry is a Sonoma County 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs volunteer-driven gleaning and produce-distribution programs delivering fresh, rescued produce to food-insecure residents, supported by donations and artisan olive oil and vinegar sales.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible donations as a recognized 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 46-5321538). Recurring monthly donor program called 'Circle of Hope Partners'.
2. Product Sales: Sale of hyper-local olive oil ($100 for two 500ml bottles) and vinegar ($25 per 375ml bottle) with porch drop-off or pick-up in Sonoma County.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of limited edition t-shirts and other merchandise alongside donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Farm to Pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that rescues fresh, local produce from farms, orchards, and backyards in Sonoma County through volunteer-driven gleaning operations. The rescued food is distributed directly to food-insecure neighbors via partner agencies, mobile Farmacy Carts, and community programs. The organization also sells value-added products (Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Neighborhood Vinegar / "Zinegar") to support its mission.

Product overview

Farm to Pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates food rescue and gleaning programs rather than a traditional product company. The organization runs multiple interconnected programs including gleaning services, community gardens, and youth education, all focused on rescuing food waste and distributing to communities in need. The organization also produces and sells two artisan food products: Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil (hand-picked from Sonoma County groves, $100 for two 500ml bottles) and Neighborhood Vinegar/Zinegar (crafted from Zinfandel, $25 per 375ml bottle). Proceeds from product sales support the organization's food rescue mission.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Hand-picked olive oil harvested from local Sonoma County groves, pressed and bottled with Dry Creek Olive Company and OleaShare. Label artwork contests feature local Sonoma County students.
• "No One Left Behind" Olive Oil
• Neighborhood Vinegar (Zinegar)

Products and services

• Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Neighborhood Vinegar (Zinegar)
• Food Rescue and Gleaning Program

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Ponzo FamilyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Donated the historic 120+ year old 'mother' starter culture for making red wine vinegar. This living culture has been nurtured for generations and now creates the Neighborhood Vinegar product, with all proceeds supporting Farm to Pantry's mission.
• Dry Creek Olive CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for pressing and bottling the Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Olives are harvested from local Sonoma County groves by Farm to Pantry volunteers and processed by Dry Creek Olive Company.
• OleaSharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for pressing and bottling the Neighborhood Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Contributed expertise and facilities for processing volunteer-harvested olives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Food Forward: Food Forward is a California-based nonprofit that rescues surplus produce from farms, farmers' markets, and backyard fruit trees and distributes it to communities facing food insecurity. Operates an almost identical gleaning-plus-distribution model to Farm to Pantry, though at significantly larger scale across Southern California.
• City Harvest: City Harvest is a New York City-based food rescue organization that collects surplus food and distributes it to people facing hunger. Operates a gleaning-style model combined with food rescue from restaurants and retailers; comparable mission and operational structure but in a different geography.
• Food Recovery Network: Food Recovery Network is a national nonprofit that recovers surplus food from college dining halls and restaurants and donates it to communities in need. Highly comparable volunteer-led food rescue model, though it operates primarily through student chapters rather than geographic hubs.
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Sonoma County: Second Harvest is the primary regional food bank serving the same Sonoma County geography as Farm to Pantry. Both organizations distribute food to food-insecure residents through partner agencies and direct programs; Farm to Pantry's gleaning model complements rather than directly competes with food bank distribution.

Others

• ReFED: ReFED is a national nonprofit working to reduce food waste across the U.S. food system. Not a direct operational peer, but a thought leader, data provider, and policy advocate in the same food waste space Farm to Pantry operates in; potential partner or ecosystem participant.
• Daily Harvest: Daily Harvest is a direct-to-consumer food company that sources ingredients from farms, including surplus and rescued produce. Comparable farm-to-consumer supply chain element but operates as a for-profit subscription business in a different category (frozen prepared foods).
• National Gleaning Project: The National Gleaning Project is a coordinating body for gleaning organizations across the U.S., and Farm to Pantry itself links to its gleaning map. Functions as an ecosystem convener rather than a direct operational peer, but is the closest match for a peer enabling the same kind of volunteer-led produce rescue work.

Regional players

• Farm Share: Farm Share is a Florida-based nonprofit food bank that distributes surplus produce to families in need and runs community gardens. Comparable mission and produce-rescue/distribution model but operates in a different geography (Florida vs. California).

Broad incumbents

• Imperfect Foods: Imperfect Foods is a commercial operator that addresses food waste through direct-to-consumer delivery of 'ugly' and surplus produce. While for-profit and consumer-facing rather than nonprofit, it competes for the same narrative around food waste rescue and connects growers with consumers who would otherwise discard produce.
• Misfits Market: Misfits Market is a national online grocer that sells surplus and 'imperfect' produce directly to consumers. Comparable in addressing food waste at the supply chain level but operates as a for-profit subscription service rather than a nonprofit gleaning organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FarmtoPantry
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/farm-to-pantry/?viewAsMember=true
• Instagraminstagram.com/farmtopantry

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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