Frederick County Food Council

NEED FOOD?

Maryland Food Bank has provided a list of food pantries and other resources in Frederick County that provide free food!

Calling all Frederick County food system champions!

The Frederick County Food Council is building its interim leadership team and we’re looking for passionate community members to help shape the future of our local food system.

We’re accepting applications for volunteer roles on our Interim Executive Committee and Steering Committee—a great opportunity to lend your voice, experience, and ideas to this important work.

📅 Term: May 2025 – May 2026
📍 Must live or work in Frederick County
🕒 Apply by: Friday, May 9th

👉 Click here to apply: https://forms.gle/VhoNsoY8m4GWKED47

In this month's newsletter, find out ways you can serve in the FCFC Interim Committee Leadership roles, support the State's Food Banks and charitable emergency food providers to alleviate food insecurity, help local farmers impacted by the USDA funding cuts, eliminate confusion about food date labeling and reduce food waste, how to garden in small urban spaces, regenerative farming, and important upcoming events around Frederick.

Digging In | April 25, 2025 In this month's newsletter, find out ways you can serve in the FCFC Interim Committee Leadership roles, support the State's Food Banks and charitable emergency food providers to alleviate food insecurity, help local farmers impacted by the USDA funding cuts, eliminate confusion about food date label...

FCFC at the Spring Open House/Earth Day celebration at Baker Park

JOIN US!

We will be hosting a table at the Spring Open House and Earth Day celebration hosted by the The City of Frederick. Activities for adults and kids. Test your knowledge of our local food systems and win a prize!

When: Saturday April 19 11 am-2 pm

Where: Baker Park Frederick MD 21701

This week we had the privilege to attend a roundtable discussion with MD Senator Chris Van Hollen hosted by Emma Jagoz of Moon Valley Farm. Among several topics, we learned about the difficulties our farmers face in land and soil preservation, challenges to addressing hunger and malnutrition in the County's schools, and the potential effects of the new tariffs on local farms.

We’ve been cooking up something exciting for you… 👨‍🍳🥦

Join us for an online cooking class on March 23rd at 4PM! Chef Drew — who trained under renowned chef Bryan Voltaggio at VOLT and worked at the Michelin-starred Blue Duck Tavern in DC — will be teaching us how to make ricotta gnocchi with a mushroom cream sauce and roasted asparagus!

This class will be a laid-back experience where questions and comments are welcome. Let’s learn a simple yet delicious recipe from a pro and have some fun together in the kitchen! 🍝

Register here 👉 https://givebutter.com/F2S

Once you’re registered, we’ll send you the Google Meet link and an ingredient list so you can cook along with us or prepare it later.

All proceeds from this class will go to our UNITY Campaign, and will receive a partial match—meaning your contributions go even further!

💜 Here’s how you can help us reach our $5,000 goal:
📱 Text UnityFC25165 to 71777
💻 Give online: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/UnityFC25/team/FarmtoSchoolFrederick
🔄 Share this post to spread the word!

Let’s cook together, have some fun, and help increase access to nutritious options in Frederick County! 💚

FCFC engages the community!

Our first tabling event of 2025 at the recent Climate Summit hosted by Mobilize Frederick at Hood College on March 1.

JOIN US!

We will be at the Climate Summit hosted by Mobilize Frederick at Hood College tomorrow, March 1, from 8-9 am and
11:30 am-1 pm (https://www.mobilizefrederick.org/summit-2025-overview)

Drop by our table to learn more about the findings of our recent survey-based study of food pantries and food insecurity in Frederick County!