Farm Wagon
The Farm Wagon mobile pantry distributes fresh produce, dairy, and other food items to low-income rural and urban areas where people do not have affordable access to fresh foods. Individuals and families are able to enjoy fresh foods with high nutritional value. All individuals in need are welcome to attend.
As of October, 2024, in order to better serve our community, we have added TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) food product to our farm wagons, which is supplied by the government. To abide by the government’s rules and regulations, recipients of TEFAP product must fill out an Aggregate Eligibility Form (name, address, and household size). This information will not be shared or publicized and is kept in a secure confidential location. If recipients do not wish to fill out the form, they may refuse both the form and the product and only receive the standard donated food items.
Initiated in 1999, Farm Wagon provides food to families in all nine counties of our service area: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley. Partner sites agree to host our Farm Wagon trucks on certain days and times. These distributions served the public through a walk-up model until 2020 when they were transformed into drive-through distributions for the health and safety of everyone during COVID-19. Product at these distributions vary from week to week and CHFB does not have knowledge of which products will be distributed in advance.