Forest City Food Collective

Forest City Food Collective Designing a Food System Where Everyone Thrives. We're a non-profit regional food distributor reshaping how good food moves through our communities.

We support local small & medium sized farmers by giving them access to wholesale markets.

🎧 Watch or listen: "How Local Food Transforms Schools & Communities".Local food doesn’t move itself and it doesn’t work ...
02/10/2026

🎧 Watch or listen: "How Local Food Transforms Schools & Communities".

Local food doesn’t move itself and it doesn’t work without trust.

In this podcast conversation, Dave Sokoll, Executive Director of Forest City Food Collective, talks about what it takes to connect farms, schools, and communities in ways that last.

From behind-the-scenes logistics to long-term relationships, this is about building a food system people can truly rely on.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdecRf3NUI8
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Cl0lyDAMSpOMJd4K9pM4o

How good food moves has evolved. What began as the Oberlin Food Hub has grown into Forest City Food Collective, a nonpro...
01/29/2026

How good food moves has evolved. What began as the Oberlin Food Hub has grown into Forest City Food Collective, a nonprofit regional food distributor and systems designer working across Ohio.

We connect farms, producers, buyers, and communities through shared infrastructure that makes local food more accessible, efficient, and equitable. From farms to food banks, hospitals, and businesses, we focus on the systems that help good food move where it’s needed most.

Explore our new site to learn how the collective works and who we serve:
https://forestcityfoodcollective.com

We’re excited to share that we’re in the process of transitioning from Oberlin Food Hub to our new name: Forest City Foo...
11/20/2025

We’re excited to share that we’re in the process of transitioning from Oberlin Food Hub to our new name: Forest City Food Collective!

Why the change?
Because our work has grown beyond a single place. Forest City is Cleveland’s historic nickname, and it reflects where we’re rooted and where our regional work continues to grow.

Forest City Food Collective captures who we are today: a mission-driven regional food distributor that brings people, farms, and communities together to reshape how good food moves. We’re designing a food system rooted in care, built through collaboration, and sustained by intentional design.

Over the next few weeks you’ll see updates to our logo, website, email, and our social pages. Some platforms require a short review period before our new name goes live, so thank you for your patience as we make this shift.

What’s not changing:
- Our commitment to producer & farmer-first partnerships
- Our focus on fair access to good food for everyone
- Our belief that stronger systems are built together
- Our promise to serve as a trusted, community-centered partner across the region

We’re grateful to grow this work with you and excited for this next chapter.

Welcome to Forest City Food Collective. Stay tuned for more updates!

Address

4540 Commerce Avenue
Cleveland, OH
44103

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 8pm
Tuesday 11am - 8pm
Wednesday 11am - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+16178163786

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