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South Central PA Harvest Hub
“You don’t need a silver fork to eat
good food.”A Farm-to-Institution Food Hub
Dillsburg, PA
Est. June 2015
Farm to School Education & School Gardens at
Northern York County School District
NYCSD Vacation Garden School
Farm to School Procurement:
The South Central PA Harvest Hub began in 2015 with a
USDA farm to school grant
Harvest Hub Background
Initial goal was to be a “virtual” food hub to
create a fluid supply for 25,000 students in
York, Adams and Cumberland Counties
Infrastructure and time realities led to second
USDA (Rural Business Development) grant to
purchase refrigerated Sprinter van in 2016
Now, 45,000 students served in 4 counties
with produce from 7 different farms, delivered
by the Harvest Hub
SCPA Harvest Hub Now Serves 12
Districts In Four Counties
• Adams
• Cumberland
• Dauphin
• York
Sprinter Van Serves As “Mini
Warehouse”
Insulated and refrigerated, the van helps us meet the logistical challenges of getting from farms to 12 school districts safely, as well as providing temporary storage capacity.
SCPA Harvest Hub Steering
Committee
• Scott Shedlock, Food Service Director at
NYCSD
• Jason Young, Business Manager at NYCSD
Carol Richwine, Northern York County
School District (NYCSD) Horticulture
Teacher, founder of the Hub
Dr. Eric Eschbach,
NYCSD Superintendent
Diane Staz,
Food Hub
Coordinator
Patrick Andrews, Former Hub
Coordinator and now District Chief
of Markets and Farm To School Lead
at the PA Department of Agriculture
Carla Snyder, Penn State
Extension Ag
Entrepreneurship &
Marketing Educator, and
co-author of original grant
A Day In The Life…
Other Achievements
Summer sales begun in 2017
Online ordering platform instituted through Local Orbit
2016-2017 total sales $48,225 with a gross profit of $8,298
Partnering with Healthcare Without Harm on
PA Department of Ag block grant to bring local
produce into hospitals
Example of Local Orbit Product List
Next Steps
• Goal of initial South Mountain Partnership grant to create a financially sustainable food hub
• Farmer cooperative creation begun, Capital Area Farmers Alliance is in the process of incorporation and will partner with the Hub
• Capital Resource, Conservation & Development of Carlisle is our temporary fiscal sponsor as we transition into a more permanent entity. We are looking for a permanent non-profit home!
• Harvest Hub partnership with Health Care Without Harm is opening doors to get more local food into hospitals
• Lots of cross-organizational partnership is happening to help strengthen our local food system!