Mill Village Farms

Working with our partners to make sure everyone has a meal during this unprecedented time in Greenville County 🫶

Takes a village!!! 🫶🫶🫶

TODAY!

Today is the last day of National Fruit and Vegetable Month. The good news is that we can continue to enjoy all the healthy deliciousness throughout the year! If you aren’t receiving a FoodShare box log onto https://www.millvillagefarms.org/foodshare
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Only one more day until the next FoodShare boxes are here! If you didn’t order one or if you have never ordered, no worries! The boxes are available every other week and they are filled with different fruits and veggies each time! Click the link for order info and more information. 🥦🍅🌽🥕🌶️🍠

Exciting news! Executive Chef Kyle Swartzendruber of Soby's New South Cuisine will also be joining us at our Culinary Concert event on April 25th! Kyle has a passion for creating beautifully crafted dishes from simple ingredients! We can’t wait to see what he will create for us! Tickets are still available! Click the link below:
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We are one week away from our Culinary Concert! We are so thrilled that we will have the Fine Arts Center student band as our entertainment for the evening! They are phenomenal! The event will take place at the stunning ! Ticket sales are still open!
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Our Garden and Education Manager, Frances did a great job on yesterday! Check out our stories to see the full interview and get some great gardening tips! Way to go Frances!

We are so excited to have acclaimed Executive Chef Tanner Marino at our Culinary Concert event on April 25th! Chef Tanner excels in providing guests with unique dining experiences and we can’t wait to share what he is planning for this special evening. Tickets are selling quickly. Make sure to register soon!
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FoodShare is moving our Buck Mickel drive-thru to Community Works effective 5/1/24.

Thank you for sharing!!!

Plant Sales — Mill Village Farms The spring vegetable flat will contain 18-20 plants, a mixture of cabbage, kale, lettuce, broccoli, collards, scallions, and tomatoes. We will also provide free bags of fertilizer and a handout with growing information.

These beauties were in the FoodShare box this week! Did you know that oranges are considered a SUPERfood? Swipe left to read about some of the health benefits oranges provide 🍊

Housing Justice is such an important conversation! Please join us in person or virtually. Bring your lunch a notepad and your questions!

In 2023, the FoodShare program distributed over 115 TONS of fresh fruits and vegetables across Greenville County! Our dedicated volunteers are there every step of the way, from prepping the produce to packing the boxes to loading boxes into customer cars at our drive-thru. Volunteers are the true heroes of this work, making it possible for us to get fresh produce to more and more of our neighbors each year.
Are you interested in getting involved in this meaningful work? Or perhaps in learning about other ways you can serve your community? Join us on Tuesday for .village’s first Volunteer Interest Night of 2024! Details and RSVP can be found on the next slide. We hope to see you there!

The FoodShare Greenville team is hiring a Program Manager! 🥕🥬🍅 This position will be responsible for customer relations, administration of SNAP payments and state reimbursements, and management and staffing of the hotline order system. They will work alongside the FoodShare Co-Manager to manage logistics of the ordering, packing, and distribution of fresh produce boxes across Greenville County every other week.

Visit millcommunity.org/careers for information and to apply! 💚🤎