RESOURCE GUIDE
YMCA FOOD DISTRIBUTION
YMCA of Greater Houston: The YMCA has partnered with the Houston and Montgomery County food banks and others to provide food to families in need. Its schedule for the rest of this week is:
• Wednesday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at Alief Family YMCA (hosted at Leroy Crump Stadium), 12321 Alief Clodine; Wendel D. Ley Family YMCA, 15055 Wallisville Road; MD Anderson Family YMCA, 705 Cavalcade. From 10 a.m.-noon at T.W. Davis Family YMCA (Hosted by Four Corners Community Center), 15700 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land. And from noon-4 p.m. at YMCA International Services, Westpark, Suite 600.
• Thursday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at East End YMCA (hosted by AAMA Sanchez Charter School), 6001 Gulf Freeway; Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA, 1234 W. 34th; and Vic Coppinger Family YMCA (at Pearland Junior High School-South), 4719 Bailey, Pearland. From 9-11 a.m. Aldine-Greenspoint YMCA at Tom Wussow Park, 500 Greens Road. And noon-4 p.m. Tellepsen YMCA Food Pantry, 808 Pease.
• Friday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at Alief Family YMCA (hosted at Leroy Crump Stadium) 12321 Alief Clodine; MD Anderson Family YMCA, 705 Cavalcade; and Wendel D. Ley Family YMCA, 15055 Wallisville Road. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Huntsville Family YMCA (hosted by Bowers Stadium at Sam Houston State University), 620 Bowers, Huntsville. And noon-4 p.m. YMCA International Services, Westpark, Suite 600.
• Saturday: 11 a.m. until supplies are gone at Aldine-Greenspoint YMCA (hosted by North Houston Skate Park), 12351 Kuykendahl; Connect YMCA, 6700 Bellaire; and Houston Texans YMCA, 5202 Griggs.
FRESH FOOD
Fresh produce boxes offer an opportunity to help area restaurants generate cash flow or to support Community Supported Agriculture programs. Here’s a list of some of the best, curated by Chronicle staffer Emma Balter:
Central City Co-Op:
An annual membership ($120) is required to shop year-round, but nonmember customers can purchase a $7 day pass at checkout. Its mixed vegetable share comes in small ($25), medium ($35) or large ($45) boxes and has about 90 percent locally grown and 10 percent nationally grown produce. The mixed fruit share comes in small ($12) and large ($22) boxes and is a mix of local and national. The single-origin farm share hails from Gundermann Acres Farm and costs $50. It is open Wednesdays with curbside pickup (10:15 a.m.-6 p.m.) and delivery only. Place orders by 9 p.m. on Sundays for pickup the following Wednesday. centralcityco-op.com
Houston Dairymaids:
Mix it up with cheese from the store’s to-go bag, with five rotating selections for $45 (about 1.75 pounds). The pack is available for pickup and delivery (within a 5-mile radius). houstondairymaids.com
Plant It Forward:
Houstonbased urban farm teaches sustainable farming practices to newly arrived refugees. Its farm share program currently has 18 pickup locations all over Houston (pickup days depend on the location selected). A “petit portion” is $23 a week and a “grand portion” is $34 a week, with the option for committing to four, 12, 24 or 52 weekly deliveries. The latter three come with a 5 percent discount. SNAP participants get 50 percent off all farm shares with a week-to-week subscription. plant-it-forward.org
Hope Farms:
The Recipe for Success Foundation project in south Houston offers a four-week farm share membership for $180, which provides a package of 10 to 12 vegetables, fruits and herbs. Pickup is free from RecipeHouse or directly at the farm; delivery is an additional $10 a week. A seasonal 13-week membership, at $45 a week, includes free delivery. hopefarmshtx.org.