in Market Square next to St George's Episcopal Church. The Table, St. George’s market-style fresh food pantry, reopened to the public on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Market Square, beside St. George’s Episcopal Church. The shopping timeframe has changed and we will be there from 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. each Tuesday. All are welcome to shop every week! During the pandemic beginning in April 2020, we shifted all of our operations to our Table In The World model, delivering fresh local produce (vegetables/fruit/eggs) directly to 10 neighborhoods/community partners who safely receive, pack, and distribute the produce to their clients. To learn more about how The Table operated in the past, watch this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjST5q5pUIA
Since 2012, volunteers at the Table have been welcoming people to our food pantry in the hope that at this Table, as at our altar table, all may come and find sustenance. What makes the Table unique, above and beyond its market-style approach that allows patrons to choose the foods they need for their families, is its commitment to providing fresh produce each week. The Table purchases crates of fresh produce from a local farmer, the Flores family. Each Sunday afternoon, on their way back to Westmoreland County from the Dale City Farmers Market, their truck stops by St. George's for us to receive our crates of produce. We supplement fruit, eggs, and additional produce items from Produce Source. We also collect urban gleanings from WaWa, Wegmans, Jimmy John’s, Jersey Mike’s, the Old Towne Butcher and other local businesses. Our funding comes from St. Georgians, The Community Foundation, various grants, local businesses and generous community members! Your donations are put to good work buying fresh fruits and veggies!
