Shalom Farms

Grow Food. Grow Community.

Richmond, VA   |  www.shalomfarms.org

Mission

Our mission is to work with communities to ensure access to healthy food and the support to lead healthy lives. We seek to collaboratively transform the Richmond food system so that all people have access to good food - food that is good for our bodies, good for the environment, and good for our communities. Through hands-on experiences on the farm and in the city, Shalom Farms and our diverse partners are making a difference on dinner plates all over the Richmond area.
 
Grow Food. Grow Community.

Ruling year info

1971

Interim Executive Director

Ms. Erin Lingo

Main address

1010 West Laburnum Avenue

Richmond, VA 23227 USA

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EIN

23-7136747

NTEE code info

Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs (C60)

Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs (K30)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

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.

Population(s) Served
Chronically ill people

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.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people

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.

Population(s) Served
Families
Economically disadvantaged people
Unemployed people

Where we work

Accreditations

Service Enterprise 2018

Affiliations & memberships

Service Enterprise 2018

Financials

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Shalom Farms

Board of directors
as of 3/18/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 01/28/2022

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/28/2022

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Data
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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.