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About Us

The Food Trust is responding to the contemporary epidemic
of diet-related disease and malnutrition by working to
increase access to affordable and nutritious food and
helping people to improve their diets. Founded in 1992,
the Trust's mission is to ensure that everyone has
access to affordable, nutritious food.

The Food Trust provides nutrition education services
to communities through seasonal farmers’
markets and school markets. The Trust also
helps to expand the supply of food
resources available to low-income
communities through advocacy, by
creating model programs, and by
undertaking research studies on food
disparities and disseminating their
findings to government officials and
policy-makers. Collectively, these
efforts are addressing the systemic
issues that prevent our food and
farming system from adequately
serving hundreds of thousands of
individuals throughout the region every year.

History

The Food Trust was founded in 1992, and started out by conducting nutrition education classes for inner-city children at Reading Terminal Market , the century old farmers' market located in the center of Philadelphia. After the Trust opened its first farmers' market at Tasker Homes, a public housing development in southwest Philadelphia, the organization began working with communities to develop lasting and stable sources of affordable foods.

Our Goal: Building Strong Communities through Healthy Food

The Food Trust works on initiatives to improve food access, education and marketing campaigns to help consumers improve their health, and public policies to advance these initiatives. The Food Trust accomplishes a series of goals to bring about change:

  • Increase access to affordable and nutritious foods
  • Improve the health of children and adults through better nutrition
  • Support local farms and sustain the environment

Learn More About Us


The Food Trust staff includes individuals with diverse professional and educational credentials.


Yael Lehmann has served as the executive director of The Food Trust since 2005.

 

 

 
Carolyn Latimore has served as the president of The Food Trust’s Board of Directors since 1997.

Use the links below to learn more about The Food Trust:

  • In the Past Year: Learn why this was a noteworthy year for The Food Trust.

  • Research and Evaluation: Learn how we follow through on our commitment to tracking the effectiveness of our work.

  • Jobs: Find out about career opportunities at The Food Trust.