Johnson Food Shelf

08/26/2026

Charles and Morna Flaum from Discover Johnson attended our board meeting this week to present us with a check for $1200 raised through selling baked goods at the Blueberry Fest earlier this month! We are so grateful for their time and efforts in providing such a joyful, fun and community-spirited event and their donation to the food shelf is the icing on the cake!

If you are a community member in need of food, please visit the food shelf (hours and address in bio) or call 635-9003 to arrange a delivery during open hours. You do not have to live in Johnson to utilize our services - all are welcome!

We are looking for more volunteers to work a monthly shift or pick up food donations from local stores. We are a fun and dedicated group and would love more folks to come and experience why our volunteers come back year after year. Contact us!

08/20/2026

Shout out to Russell Locke, a super cool local kid who donated $150 to the food shelf! He ran a lemonade stand (with the option of blueberry syrup) during the recent Johnson Blueberry Festival and donated all the proceeds to help his neighbors! Thank you for your support, Russell!

08/06/2026

They say it takes a village, and we are so grateful to have 9 year old Cora Greenblatt in ours! For the second time, Cora donated the profits from her lemonade stand to help her neighbors, and delivered it to us in this cool envelope. Thank you, Cora!

08/04/2026

Last week, our dedicated Taste Fest volunteers served up Mediterranean Summer Salad and Cold Curried Squash Soup, which were enjoyed by 8 tasters, most of whom said both were good (a couple said "scrumptious") and took the recipes, spice packets, and vinegar so they could make them at home. Links to the recipes are in the comments.

07/18/2026

14 people enjoyed another successful Taste Fest this week, featuring potato salad with and without tuna, served over lettuce. Huge shout out to the many volunteers who plan and execute these fun tastings! Give it a try and tell us what you think.

Potato Salad Crunch Serves: 6 Prep time: 30 mins + cooling Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes 1 clove garlic 1 small onion ½ cup vegetable oil ½ cup vinegar ½ tbsp mustard 1 tsp celery seed 1 tsp dried dill w**d 2 cups of crunchy veggies (celery, carrot, pepper, radish, broccoli stems…) Salt and pe...

07/12/2026

Reminder: this is happening tomorrow (Sunday)!

06/24/2026

We're holding a virtual food drive to help meet some unique summertime needs. With kids home from school, families need extra essentials like bug spray, sunblock, and snacks - lot of snacks. You can support the drive by purchasing an item from our wishlist at the link below, or by joining us in person at our food drive at the Johnson General Store on July 12.

Thank you, as always, for your support of our neighbors!

Just like you, our patrons want to enjoy their summer. Yet, many needed items are just not within their budget. This drive will culminate with a physica...

06/18/2026

Yesterday’s Taste Test was a lot of fun! Cynthia West prepared an Italian Veggie Soup ladled over bread with slivers of Caerphilly cheese made by Creek Valley Farm. We had 11 appreciative tasters, including one kid who made sure her mom had all the ingredients (including the rutabaga gleaned by Salvation Farms) and another who walked out with a chunk of cheese in his pocket (his mom said she was prepared to get none of it). Patrons appreciated having so many vegetables prepared as a tasty meal, and left with full bellies, the recipe, the herb packet, and a cooking utensil (thanks to a grant from Vermont Fresh).

Italian Veggie Soup Serves: 8 Prep time: 40 mins Ingredients: 2 Tbsp vegetable oil Pinch of salt 3 cloves garlic 2 medium onions 2 celery sticks 3 big carrots 1 small rutabaga 2 large potatoes 2 small cans diced tomatoes 2 cans of beans (kidney, pinto….) 6 cups broth (veggie, chicken, or beef) ...

06/11/2026

Ten happy taste-testers enjoyed last week’s lentil dishes: a saucy pork lentil stew and a veggie lentil salad. Give them a try and let us know what you think!

Basic Cooked Lentils Prep time about 25 minutes 2 cups dried lentils 8 cups water ½ large white onion, chopped 1 ½ cup chopped fresh vegetables-any mixture of broccoli, summer squash, carrots, or similar Rinse and sort through lentils Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add in lentils and...

05/13/2026

During the month of April 2026, Johnson Food Shelf earned $73.00 in the Hannaford Fight Hunger Bag Program. Thanks to everyone who bought a new bag!