2026–2030 Strategic Plan

Build a Web • Unite the Valley

 

 

2026

Stabilize + Build the Foundation

  • Strengthen financial systems and organizational infrastructure

  • Expand fundraising and grant development

  • Launch Spring and Fall Locally Grown Guide

  • Grow Fill Your Pantry systems and accessibility

  • Build stronger Board leadership and governance

  • Develop Equity Culture Roadmap and community guidelines

  • Begin transition toward cooperative and mission-locked business structures

  • Strengthen partnerships with farmers, Tribal partners, and BIPOC-led organizations

  • Support core Food Equity Programs:

    • Protein Bucks

    • Little Sprouts Bucks

    • Pantry Bucks

    • Abundance to Access

 

 

2027

Expand Regional Infrastructure

  • Expand Fill Your Pantry into additional regions

  • Grow the Living Guide digital directory and education hub

  • Strengthen producer education and membership systems

  • Increase staffing sustainability and capacity

  • Build cooperative revenue and shared governance models

  • Improve SNAP processing, delivery, and accessibility systems

  • Deepen regional partnerships and food distribution networks

 

 

2028

Grow Cooperative Systems

  • Expand cooperative leadership and shared decision-making

  • Increase educational programming and community resources

  • Strengthen regional food distribution infrastructure

  • Expand Food Equity Programs and emergency food response systems

  • Launch additional revenue-generating educational tools and resources

  • Strengthen equitable staffing and labor practices

 

 

2029

Strengthen Sustainability + Regional Leadership

  • Expand statewide partnerships and collaboration

  • Increase unrestricted and earned revenue

  • Strengthen long-term donor and institutional partnerships

  • Expand local food access across underserved communities

  • Grow community-owned and mission-locked economic systems

  • Strengthen regional food sovereignty efforts

 

 

2030

Build the Future of Local Food Systems

  • Publish five-year impact and transformation report

  • Launch next strategic planning phase

  • Expand cooperative and community-owned infrastructure

  • Deepen relationships with Tribal and historically underserved communities

  • Strengthen long-term food access and resilience systems

  • Continue building a regional food system rooted in sovereignty, equity, and shared abundance

 

 

Core Strategic Priorities

Food Equity

Making local food accessible for all while directly supporting farmers and food producers.

Cooperative Development

Building transparent, equitable, and community-rooted leadership structures.

Regional Food Infrastructure

Expanding systems that connect communities to local food year-round.

Education + Community Care

Supporting food sovereignty through education, preservation, and cultural connection.

Financial Sustainability

Building long-term funding and mission-locked economic models that reinvest back into community food systems.