MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Crossroads Community Farm in Cross Plains is one farm helping donate organic produce to local food pantries, supporting the growing need for fresh food.
The certified organic vegetable farm sells its produce locally and is growing its food access. They began a program in 2020, hoping to make fresh organic produce more accessible to everyone, not just people who can afford it.
“We are in a really tricky place where there are a lot of people struggling to put food on the table, and we want to do whatever we can to help in that," explained farmer and co-owner of Crossroads Community Farm, Cassie Wyss.
The food access work has grown in the past five years.
This year, Crossroads Community Farm began a farm-to-pantry partnership where, using donations, the farm can pro