Fair Food Farmstand

Grand Opening Ceremony of Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal Market. Photo Albert Yee

Located in the historic Reading Terminal Market, the Fair Food Farmstand carries a wide variety of fresh produce, meats, poultry, dairy, cheese, eggs and value-added products from more than 90 sustainable farms and food producers in southeast Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, including urban farms within the city of Philadelphia. The Farmstand is open seven days-a-week, year-round, is located downtown, accepts credit cards and EBT, and provides a steady income for a large and growing number of farmers and value-added producers in the region. The Farmstand recently expanded and relocated within the Reading Terminal Market to a more prominent location along the 12th Street side. Thank you to all of you that helped us make this happen!

Staff member Emma with volunteer Robert

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The Consulting Project

The Consulting Project fosters lasting business relationships between family farmers and wholesale buyers (chefs, caterers and grocers) to bring locally grown food to the Philadelphia marketplace:

Wholesale Buyers Fair Food consults with buyers one-on-one to connect them with the locally-grown products that best suit their business.

Farmer Outreach Fair Food prepares farmers for the demands of the wholesale marketplace. Our work builds capacity and increases economic viability for farmers through consultation, workshops, networking events, and training materials.  In the last year, Fair Food has consulted one-on-one with over 40 farmers.

Contact Farm to Market Liaison Emily Gunther at 215-386-5211 ext 105 or email emily@fairfoodphilly.org for more information.

Buy Fresh Buy Local Campaign

Buy Fresh Buy Local, a national consumer marketing and education campaign, promotes the benefits of locally grown food. As the Philadelphia chapter leader, Fair Food produces the annual Philadelphia Local Food Guide (in print and on the web), a consumer handbook containing over 150 listings of farmers markets, farm stands, CSA opportunities, restaurants, cafes, retail stores, and institutions. In addition, the Buy Fresh Buy Local logo and other marketing materials help shoppers identify products that are grown and produced in the region. Contact us at 215-386-5211 ext 106 or email info@fairfoodphilly.org for more information.

Farm to Institution

The goal of Fair Food’s Farm to Institution Program is to connect institutional food service professionals in the Greater Philadelphia area who want to buy locally grown and produced food to its sources: local, family-owned farms and the farmer co-ops and distributors who streamline the purchasing process.  FTI serves area institutions by providing practical tools and information that will assist institutions as they develop a local buying program, which will help support a more sustainable local food system. Contact Program Manager Deb Bentzel at 215-386-5211 ext 102 or deb@fairfoodphilly.org for more information.