TRACTOR Food & Farms

TRACTORs community-grown food subscription service, Farefield, launched in March of 2022. Providing WNC families with new access to local fresh fruits and vegetables, the program reached clinical referral patients, food relief clients, SNAP/EBT customers, and paid customers with the same quality of product and customer service. The Farefield model is clear evidence that investments in local agriculture result in better community health and well-being, stronger rural economies, and a unified food culture. In 2023, 10.474 local food shares were distributed, with over $1,566 in gross sales through SNAP/EBT incentives and an additional $1,566 through Double Up Food Bucks.

TRACTOR offers a reliable, respectful marketplace which keeps our communities fed, our farmers paid, and everything in between. Our procurement model is built on transparency, which allows us to not only identify inequities in our food supply chain, but to address them in partnership with a regional network of skilled farmers and producers. TRACTORs network includes 231 farms, and in 2023, the organization worked directly with 51 locally owned and operated farms, generating $513k in new income for WNC farmers and producers.

Through the Healthy Harvest Program, TRACTOR procures and distributes high quality, community- grown produce to food pantries across WNC. In 2023, 63 tons of fresh, local produce was distributed amongst 20 clinical and relief partners.