Coxsackie Area Food Pantry

06/20/2026

These are the farmers and cows who provide milk to food pantries all over the county. We are so grateful.

06/13/2026

Thank you to all our partners, and to Porcupine Soup for spreading the news. Please share and join us!

The Greene County Food Security Coalition has been purchasing fresh milk from the End of the Lane Farm in Cornwallville.

06/12/2026

Our great neighbors just up the road in Ravena. A different model for food relief - a low cost food security program for everyone.

06/11/2026

So thankful for gorgeous fresh locally grown vegetables! AthensCommunityFarm.org and The Lo Farm

06/11/2026

We are so grateful to offer truly fresh, local milk. Farm & pantry partnerships just make sense. What do you think?

To ensure food pantries have fresh milk, the Greene County Food Security Coalition is keeping it local, purchasing from End of the Lane Farm in Cornwallville.

The story is at https://porcupinesoupnews.com/news-articles/when-it-comes-to-milk-food-pantries-keep-it-local

06/10/2026

Rotarians get busy every month managing thousands of pounds of food for both Coxsackie and Athens pantries. And they are a blast to work with if you can keep up.

06/10/2026

Coxsackie Athens Rotary get super busy every month. They manage thousands of pound of food for both Coxsackie and Athens pantries. And they are fun to work with - if you can keep up!

06/09/2026

Please help us fund this unique farm to pantry program! And thank you to all who donated so generously.

06/08/2026

Our pantry depends on the RFB for food and supplies - and also for guidance and reassurance. While there are occasional shortages, and slowly rising prices - they are dependable and inspiring.

Many people wonder what the Regional Food Bank does with donated food that is past its prime. While our priority is feeding our neighbors in need, preventing food waste is another important part of our mission. When product isn’t safe for distribution, we set aside that food waste for local farmers, composters, and wildlife rehabilitators. Despite these efforts, there's a small amount of product that remains unusable even by these partners. That's where Agri-Cycle steps in.

We use Agri-Cycle for packaged food waste disposal. Excessively dented cans and boxed or bagged food past its expiry are picked up weekly and run through a de-packaging machine, separating the organic waste from the packaging. The resulting organic 'slurry' is pumped into an anaerobic digestor at one of their farm partner sites.

Anaerobic digestion causes microorganisms to break down organic material in the absence of oxygen. The resulting methane and other gases are captured by the digester and combusted to generate electricity, heat, and fertilizer. It can be argued that anaerobic digestion is even 'greener' than composting food waste because it eliminates harmful greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

We're proud to contribute to recovering, reusing, and repurposing items that would otherwise go to landfills. It's a sustainable solution to a common challenge we all face!