Franklin Farm Hub

08/26/2026

In April, FFH was invited to participate in MANNA FoodBank (Asheville, NC) Essential Foods Program that allocates funds to food hubs to purchase more fresh produce from local farms for charitable distribution to MANNA Food Bank Partners.

To date, the program has allowed us to invest more than $30,000 in local farms and expand our reach to eight new food distribution partners.

Thanks to MANNA you can find FFH at the monthly distribution at Macon County Fairgrounds coordinated by Macon Program for Progress🙌

This month’s distribution served more than 200 households! It’s a proud moment to see community members come together to help unload trucks, sort and pack boxes, and distribute to neighbors in the car line. A special shoutout to the local Rotarians, nonprofit, and church partner volunteers who help to make a big impact at these community markets.

BIG thank you to our farmers for providing the freshest:
🫑Sweet peppers
🫛Green beans
🌽Corn
🍉Watermelon

08/16/2026

Don’t miss the next experience at our Community Farm☀️

Pasture, Pine, & Presence - September 15th 3pm
with Certified Forest Bathing Guide, Madison Traviss from House of Fig, LLC

Wander through the Farm Hub forest and fields, enjoy peaceful time in nature, connect with and be inspired by the beauty of this special place.

08/11/2026

We’re just loving all this summer goodness☀️
Couldn’t be more thankful for our local farmers🙏🏼

08/10/2026

We took local tomatoes, garlic, onions, and summer squash and our dear volunteer, Mari, made the most delicious tomato sauce for y’all to use on your pasta. Now available, frozen in pints, in the free fridges this week. Got get ‘em and stock up on lots of other goodies from our local farmers!🍅🍑🍆🥒🫑

08/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Wild Mushroom Foray at our Community Farm🍄

What a wonderfully vibrant group of people coming together to bond over nature, food, farming, and, of course, fungi!

We saw an incredible diversity of mushroom families from gilled to polypore to coral and more. Do you recognize any of the species pictured here?!

(Note: not all of these species are edible!)

08/04/2026

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves☀️

08/02/2026

Hunt for wild mushrooms at our Community Farm next Saturday!🍄‍🟫

This event is free to attend but RSVP is required. Donations are appreciated but not expected.

Get your tickets at https://www.franklinfarmhub.org/events/wild-mushroom-foray/

08/01/2026

21 farmers, 16 pantries, more than 18,000lbs of food distributed so far in 2026. Read about it in our latest newsletter!

At our Community Farm on Lakeside Drive near Downtown Franklin, our dedicated team of land stewardship volunteers have been helping build walking trails and clear invasive species. We are particularly grateful to Dennis Desmond and Brian van Fleet for their work tending the land, and Karl Haiss for....

07/31/2026

All three free fridges in Franklin have been restocked with local produce☀️

Note that the fridge and freezer on Harrison Ave. is currently out of order. Please be patient as we wait for our technician to come out to service it. We ask that you please do not donate any perishable goods to this particular fridge/freezer until the temperature is back to normal. We are loving all the donations and appreciate it greatly!

In the meantime, this kiosk is still stocked with freshly-picked unrefrigerated veggies that will hold up well over the next couple of days. We hope that you enjoy!

07/24/2026

We need your help! Help us sort, pack and transport fresh local food to Franklin's free fridges and food distributions.

Sign up to attend our next Food Safety Training for Volunteers on Thursday, July 30th at 9am at our packinghouse off the Highlands Rd in Franklin. Lunch will be provided for all participants. Support local farms and help feed your neighbors!

Please RSVP to let us know if you can make it:

FFH is holding a Volunteer Food Safety Training at our Hub on July 30th, at 9am. This training must be completed by any volunteers who will be in contact with food in the Wash/Pack. Refreshments and lunch provided!