For the past 36 years, Fair Foods has provided healthy produce to low income families in the Boston Area. Our unique $2 Bag Program goes beyond emergency hunger relief, strengthening your dollar to make a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables affordable.
Find food
“The only place to get fresh fruits and vegetables for $2 is at Fair Foods.” -Joyce
volunteer
“My sibling introduced me. I started volunteering here and I loved it.” -Jason
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“It’s a lot of fun. It’s only a couple hours of commitment and it’s easy work. ” -Keiko
Our History
Fair Foods began in 1988 when Dorchester resident Nancy Jamison saw a truck full of carrots driving to the dump. She told some neighbors that perfectly good surplus food was being thrown away, so they rounded up some trucks and started picking it up. There was enough free food for everyone to share with families, friends, and neighbors, and Fair Foods was born.
Our Present
With our network of trucks and volunteers we rescue as much as five million pounds of produce annually, distributing it to over eighty sites and organizations in Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. No matter how much we grow, we will still remain community-operated, staffed by a network of hundreds of community volunteers including people like you.
our Vision
