Every week, we give away fresh, organic produce to low income/unemployed individuals and their families. Our funds are not sufficient to fulfill the demand by our program participants in a sustainable manner.  We are seeking help from our community to be able to expand this program and increase the number of GiftBoxes we are able to give on a weekly basis. (As many as 13 GiftBoxes/week in summer 2023, and as low as 1 Giftbox/week in winter 2024; averaging at 6 GiftBoxes/week within the last 6 months).

Here is what some of the GiftBox recipients have to say about this program:

"This program is a life saver! My family lives very paycheck to paycheck. We try not to take advantage and on the weeks that we can afford a little more leave it for someone less fortunate, but it’s always there when we can’t scrape by. It’s delicious, healthy and fresh produce which I know has benefited myself, my husband and our son greatly. This program is truly a gift."

"The Mobile Market gift box has been a great resource for my small family, allowing us to try in season, local, healthy foods, even though we are in a much lower income bracket and couldn't afford these luxury foods otherwise. My kids have gotten to try kohlrabi, a variety of greens, and in season fruit, which was such a treat for us. As a single mom and an elementary school teacher in Washoe County School District, we don't have much to spend on try-it type of food items, even though I know the value of organic and local farming and food production, both for my children and for the local farmers. We appreciate the opportunity to get a gift box when it's available."

"The Reno Mobile Market Gift Box program has been a huge blessing in my life. After moving to Reno from CA during covid, after tragically losing my mother and husband within 17 days of each other, let’s just say it was a little difficult. Meeting new Farmers Market friends and volunteering in our community helps so much. And life goes on, and we learn to live with less abundance or choices. But then the Gift Basket opportunity was brought to my attention. SO AMAZING!In my prime, as a successful, Fortune 400 sales representative, I could have purchased the items in a gift basket and not have blinked. But now times are like, “can I afford peaches and strawberries or just one or the other?” And the gift basket not only offers choices, it allows me to utilize the produce for immediate consumption, and to prepare quick dishes and soups/stews to freeze for leaner financial times, but feel the blessings of the harvest on an ongoing basis."

THANK YOU for your consideration of donating to our program. 

Reno Mobile Market and the GiftBox program operate under Local Food Network, a 501©3 non-profit organization, based in Reno, Nevada. Your donations are tax deductible. EIN: 77-0719138