Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Grown to Go Mobile Market
Our Grown To Go Community Mobile Market provides weekly pop-up farm stands in communities with limited access to fresh, local produce. Launched in 2016, the market visits 15 locations each week from June to November, including low-income senior housing communities, community health clinics, and Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) communities. The Mobile Market directly connects families with an affordable source of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as community resources to maximize the benefits of a healthy diet.
Prescription Produce Plan
Our Prescription Produce Plan is a 10 week educational support program designed to provide low risk opportunities to learn new ways to choose, prepare, and share fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet. Recent PPP cohorts have been offered in partnership with Healthy Brigade’s Food Farmacy, the Richmond Health and Wellness Initiative at VCU, and the Bon Secours’ Diabetes Prevention Program. Participants check in with health coaches every week and pick up their free prescription of Shalom Farms fresh produce as well as recipes to try at home. Participants also attend biweekly classes facilitated by Shalom Farms staff and other local experts that bring nutrition education and cooking skills together to provide resources and knowledge around preparing healthy options.
Healthy Corner Store Initiative
Our Healthy Corner Store Initiative, in partnership with the Richmond City Healthy District, seeks to increase physical and economic access to fresh produce in key demographic areas of Richmond. Through this program we work directly with corner stores, convenience stores, and gas stations to offer healthy options in communities with limited access to fresh, healthy food choices. In addition to year-round weekly deliveries, we provide technical assistance to store staff to build healthy retail skills.
Nutrition Distribution Program
The Nutrition Distribution Program allows Shalom Farms to partner with organizations to support their nutrition and healthy food access efforts, thereby enriching their current offerings to include fresh produce that is often hard to source. Their largest Nutrition Distribution partner is Feed More, the Central Virginia Foodbank. Through Feed More, Shalom Farms produce is distributed across their network of 300 partner agencies. In addition to Feed More, Shalom Farms partners locally with smaller food pantries and community kitchens, including Underground Kitchen, Belmont United Methodist Church, St. Thomas’ Food Pantry, Senior Connections, Ginter Park United Methodist Church, and Nationz Foundation, among others. Most community pantry partners have seen an increased demand for services. In 2021, 330,220 servings of produce were distributed through this program, representing over half of the season’s total harvest.
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Accreditations
Service Enterprise 2018
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Service Enterprise 2018
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Shalom Farms
Board of directorsas of 3/18/2022
Johanna Gattuso
Grassroots Health Advisors, LLC
Term: 2021 - 2023
Eric Clay
Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Sam Davis, III
The Davis Group
Nan Leake
Retired, Partners Group
Whitney Van Der Hyde
Community Volunteer
Patricia Sauer
Community Volunteer
Jennifer Wicker
Virginia Healthcare and Hospital Association
Helen Ragazzi
Active Health Management
Devin Lipawsky
Capital One
Darren Broughton
Altria
Sharon Blount
Community Volunteer
Johanna Gattusso
Grassroots Health Advisors, LLC
Steve Russo
Community Volunteer
Tamara Young-Elmore
Community Volunteer
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.