How does local taste?
Pretty amazing, actually!
We purchase directly from local farms whenever possible. Many of those farmers are now partnered with local nonprofits—such as Green Mountain Farm Direct and Vermont FEED. Through those partnerships, our schools can now have their produce delivered directly to their doors.
Learn more about our Philosophy on local ›
Let’s Eat!
With cafeterias across four states, we feed a wide variety of people—from elementary schools to high schools, and corporate cafeterias to government offices. Find the page dedicated to your cafeteria using our links below:
Good Food Starts with
Great People
At the Abbey Group, our people aren’t just employees. They’re part of the community. When students file into the cafeteria each day for lunch, our workers will often call them by name. They make lunch an experience.
Our people are parents, neighbors, and friends. They’re nurturing, hardworking, and innovative—not afraid to think outside of the box. They take something as routine as lunch and make it extraordinary.
Simple. Wholesome. Delicious.
“The Abbey Group’s team of food service providers have created interesting, tasty and nutritionally appropriate foods for the breakfast and lunch choices that have captured the imaginations and palates of our students and faculty.”
William D. Lawson
Principal | Middlebury Union High School
The first two weeks of August #vermont #farmerstofamilies food distribution registration are now open at humanresources.vermont.gov/food-help! If you are unable to register online, you can also call 2-1-1 to register by phone. Registration is required.
Please note that due to variations in the amount of food requested, each registration is now limited to food for one household. However, we do still encourage people to pick up for others who may lack transportation. If you want to pick up for another household, they can make a reservation and give you the code word or you can make another reservation for them. When you arrive at the site, just give the greeter all the code words for registrations you're picking up and you will be able to get multiple sets of food.
Looking for upcoming #vermont #farmerstofamilies food box distributions? Attached you will find the schedule for the remainder of July. Please note that the events are filling up quickly and you must register before 4pm on the day before the event you are looking to attend.
To keep wait times to a minimum, reservations will be required for the distributions. To register and see the dates and locations, please visit humanresources.vermont.gov/food-help or call 2-1-1 if you do not have access to the internet or are uncomfortable using it.
Further dates will be added as they become available.
A huge shout out to our local farmers and partners for stepping up to help out their fellow Vermonters. The #vermont #farmerstofamilies food box program couldn't keep going without them!Angus, from VLT's West Farm in Cambridge, and Peter from Healthy Roots Collaborative are helping with the USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes program. They loaded boxes of produce from farms to be distributed in more rural areas where people don't have access to food banks. (Info on getting food here: humanresources.vermont.gov/food-help)
Thank you to our friends and partners at the Healthy Roots Collaborative for their kind words! We're all in this together.The Abbey Group is an amazing partner of ours. Not only do they donate to our farm to school work each year but during this pandemic they are bringing amazing amounts of food into the charitable food system. They don’t stop at donations either - here we are loading up onions, tomatoes, pears and milk for delivery. 🙏🏼Thank you!!!!
#Vermont #farmerstofamilies update!
The Farmers to Families food box program will be kicking off its next phase on July 6th. For July and August, boxes containing fresh produce, dairy products, and chicken will be available at some larger partner organizations and through multiple daily smaller food distributions throughout the state.
Please note that upcoming distributions will take place in every county in the state, with more dates to be added soon.
To keep wait times to a minimum, reservations will be required for the distributions. To register and see the dates and locations, please visit humanresources.vermont.gov/food-help or call 2-1-1 if you do not have access to the internet or are uncomfortable using it.
Please be aware that registration for each site closes by 4:00pm the day prior, so please ensure you sign up before then.