Nourish. Empower. Connect.
Food United is a food systems hub that equips organizations with the strategy, knowledge, and tools to build sustainable community food programs. We specialize in farmers market development, nutrition education, nutrition incentive programs, food access strategies, and community engagement—helping organizations create stronger connections between urban communities facing food insecurity, local farmers, retailers, and local food systems.
Our Approach
How We Support You
Farmers Market Development & Local Food Systems
We help organizations plan, develop, launch, and strengthen community-centered farmers markets. Services include market planning, community needs assessment, farmer and vendor recruitment, operational development, food access strategies, and sustainability planning.
Our approach focuses on creating community-centered markets that expand healthy food access, support local farmers and producers, and strengthen local food systems.
Nutrition Education & Community Engagement
We help organizations develop practical nutrition education and community engagement programs, including healthy cooking demonstrations, food education workshops, outreach strategies, and programming that connects residents with nutritious and locally available foods.
Our approach combines practical nutrition education with meaningful community engagement to make healthy food more accessible, approachable, and relevant. Through interactive food demonstrations, tastings, educational programming, and community partnerships, we help organizations connect residents with local food resources, increase participation, and build healthier, more engaged communities.
Nutrition Incentives & Food Access Programs
We provide consulting and technical assistance for organizations developing or strengthening SNAP/EBT, nutrition incentive, and healthy food access programs. Support may include program design, retailer and farmers market engagement, implementation planning, partner training, data collection, evaluation, and program sustainability.
Our approach helps organizations design, implement, and strengthen nutrition incentive and food access programs that make fresh, healthy foods more affordable. We provide support with SNAP/EBT integration, incentive program development, retailer and market participation, community outreach, program operations, and evaluation—connecting communities with healthy food while supporting local farmers and food retailers.