In Case There’s Any Doubt…

We Needed a Dedicated Vehicle for Transporting Food   Last fall, Impact100 of Fannin County, an organization of women who pool their money to help nonprofits in our county, awarded Feed Fannin a grant for the purchase of a dedicated vehicle to transport loads of food, plants, soil, tools, etc. The used Jeep Grand Cherokee … Read more

Farewell and Best Wishes to Two Longtime Volunteers

Longtime Feed Fannin volunteers Steve and Kathy Corey bid farewell to active involvement in the organization in August as they left the mountains to move closer to family in the Atlanta area. “My heart is heavy having to say goodbye…. You have always been welcoming to myself and all the volunteers who pass through this … Read more

BRMC Men’s Group

In September, the men’s group at Blue Ridge Methodist Church held its annual spaghetti dinner and donated a portion of the proceeds, $1,000, to Feed Fannin. The church also collected 85 lbs of staple goods from the congregation, which Kathy Beck (farm and facilities manager) picked up and delivered to the food pantry.  

Community Outreach Efforts Continue

So far, in 2025, Feed Fannin has packed 105 large staple boxes, weighing approximately 30 lbs. each, for senior-citizen and disabled residents of North Court Apartments, low-income housing in Blue Ridge. These boxes are delivered by the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Men’s Group.
In addition, in 2025, Feed Fannin has packed 452 supplemental staple boxes for … Read more

Feed Fannin Supplies an Estimated 190,900 Meals

Food Pantry Report By Priscilla Cashman  Vice Chair, Food Pantry & Community Outreach    From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 2025, Feed Fannin has purchased or procured, on behalf of the Fannin County Family Connection Food Pantry over 229,076 lbs. of staple and canned goods, frozen food items, meats and Easter holiday hams, the equivalent of … Read more

2025 Garden Challenges Met, the Fall Harvest Continues

he Ada Street Garden had a productive growing season, despite facing several significant challenges. Groundhogs were especially problematic, burrowing beneath the fence and consuming much of the cantaloupe crop, as well as dozens of tomatoes, squash, and sweet potato vines. A malfunction in the electric fence also allowed deer to enter and eat all the … Read more

Holiday Meals Campaign 2025

Feed Fannin has reached the middle of its second annual Holiday Meals Campaign with the goal of providing hams and turkeys and all the trimmings for our neighbors in need as the last holidays of the year approach. We are pleased to report that the funds raised since Sept. 1 are quite promising. Feed Fannin … Read more