Local Food Pantries 

Free Meals

The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts helps to feed our neighbors in need and leading the community to end hunger.  These independent pantries, meal sites and shelters are on the front lines of emergency food assistance in our region, providing sustenance to individuals, families, seniors, children and people with disabilities (including veterans) to lead healthy and meaningful lives. 

Perhaps best known as the organization that developed and operates the largest SNAP-enrolled, low-income Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share program in Massachusetts, Just Roots is a leader in the effort to include and engage all people in the local food economy and to develop integration between healthcare and local food access as a mechanism for driving equitable and better health for people and planet. 

The Stone Soup Café is a pay-what-you-can gourmet hot luncheon served by volunteers every Saturday afternoon in the All Souls Church in downtown Greenfield. 

Serving lunch from noon until 1:30 every Saturday 

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps) is the largest domestic hunger program in the country, offering nutrition assistance to millions of eligible individuals and families.

Benefits are distributed through an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, which works like a debit card at local grocery stores, convenience stores, and even some local farmers markets, farm stands and community supported agriculture (CSA – also known as “farm shares”).