Petaluma Bounty is working to create a sustainable Petaluma food system with healthy fresh food for everyone. Formed in summer 2006 with initial seed funding from the Hub of Petaluma Foundation, programs include: creating community gardens throughout Petaluma to increase food self-sufficiency and strengthen community; gleaning fresh, healthy surplus food from backyard gardens, farms and food businesses for distribution to food pantries and senior centers; and, creation of an educational urban farm to provide sustainably-grown food to low-income households at affordable prices, and to educate students and the public about the importance of a healthy local food system.

In March, 2008, we launched the Bounty Box Food Club as a pilot program at McDowell Elementary School, providing weekly boxes of organic fruits and vegetables to low income-earning families at wholesale prices. We plan to expand the Bounty Box program to other schools and locations beginning in fall, 2008.