Crossroads Community Farm does something innovative with our food - we purposefully grow high quality, organic vegetables to give away to those struggling financially. Our business does this through the generous financial support of our eating community, and in partnership with existing organizations in Madison who have established relationships distributing food to the communities who need it most. We call this the Purpose Grown Project.

This season, over 25% of EVERYTHING we grow will go to people who won't have to pay for it. Why? Because pantries across the county are reporting near doublings in the number of clients they serve. The NEED is REAL.

So far in 2026, we have raised $215,000 to provide free food to area mobile and brick and mortar pantries. WayForward Resources reached out to us, and we would like to serve them as well!

WayForward Resources is a nonprofit focused on creating food security and housing stability. They provide access to nutritious food for people throughout Dane County and support that helps people stay in their homes in Middleton, Cross Plains, and parts of west Madison.

Their food pantry program offers in-person shopping five days a week, food delivery services for those unable to shop in person, two mobile pantry locations, emergency food bags, and a family garden.

WayForward served nearly 15,000 people last year, the most in their over 45-year history and twice as many as two years ago. They are experiencing four times as many visits to the food pantry as they were just four years ago.

Will you help us reach our $10,000 goal so we can support WayForward as well?

Every dollar you donate will support free, organic vegetables delivered to the WayForward pantry.

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To learn more about this work, visit:

https://crossroadscommunityfarm.com/food-access-work/

wayforwardresources.org

Crossroads & WayForward Food Access Fundraiser