Partner Spotlight: Lopez Food Share

Coming soon to Lopez Island residents will be a Lopez Food Center, a need which was highlighted during Covid-19 response and the Stand Up for Lopez campaign.

Stand Up for Lopez donors raised a total of $645,803 that went to farms, restaurants, and food businesses through June 2021, and $25,000 of the donations were for a feasibility study for the Lopez Food Center on how to strengthen our food system for the future, including a new home for Lopez Food Share. This project is well underway now with over $5.7 million raised, land use and building permits submitted, with anticipated completion in December 2026!

Having one food bank that provides the full range of food, allowing Lopez Island Family Resource Center to access state food bank donations, WSDA grants, as well as refrigerated and frozen foods, will serve a great need on the island. They went from inadequately serving 30-35 households per year, to 450-500 households per year with much more food, and healthier local food.

Learn more by watching their Stand Up for Lopez video here, and about the upcoming Lopez Food Center here – working for an equitable food system and a strong local food economy through centralized access, sales, and farm services.