These photos from Petaluma Bounty’s archive (2008-2010-ish) remind us of how it all began, as a grassroots response to a 2004 community needs assessment.
The assessment revealed that many seniors, low-income families with young children, and individuals across Petaluma were struggling to access healthy, affordable food.
This growing need led to the creation of the Bounty Community Farm in 2008, and in 2012, Petaluma Bounty became a program of Petaluma People Services Center (PPSC), a nonprofit dedicated to improving the social and economic well-being of our community.
We are grateful for PPSC for its backbone support for more than a decade as we take one step at a time into an uncertain future.
Access to healthy food, for everyone. Youth mentorship. Community Self-reliance. Positivity and engagement. Stewardship.
These are roots that we all need to grow.
Bounty spreads and nourishes these roots.