In addition to the meal program, our Grocery Bag program delivers weekly grocery items to clients who are able to do some meal preparation and have financial need.  God’s Love is excited to be partnering again this year with the Tribeca CSA to add seasonal produce to our clients’ Grocery Bags! In addition to three purchased vegetable shares, all shares unclaimed at the end of each distribution are donated to God’s Love, ensuring that our Grocery Bag clients receive a variety of vegetables and fruits each week. Our volunteers bring the produce back to the agency, where it is distributed into client bags.

Prior to our collaboration with the Tribeca CSA, we were only able to provide non-perishable items in the weekly grocery bags. With the CSA produce, we have been able to greatly expand what we can offer.  And as you can imagine, our clients are very happy receiving such fresh, seasonal produce and have been eager to include new into their diets. To facilitate this, our Registered Dietitians are developing an ongoing series of educational materials on how to store and use various items and always include a “Recipe of the Week” highlighting weekly produce. From all of us at God’s Love, a big THANK YOU to all Tribeca CSA members for your support! For more information or questions about God’s Love We Deliver, go to www.glwd.org, or feel free to contact the Director of Nutrition Services Lisa Zullig at lzullig@glwd.org.