Nourishing the North Shore

For Nourishing the North Shore (NNS), partnership is at the center of everything they do.
NNS is in its ninth year as a food access organization with a mission to ensure equal access to healthy, local food across North Shore communities, fostering community, connection, dignity, and self-reliance.
The organization was founded in 2015 by three North Shore residents who recognized the immediate issue of hunger faced by many in our community and specifically the void of access to healthy foods.
NNS carries out its work by bringing together a network of more than a dozen North Shore farms and a collection of food access agencies across 10 communities. 
Now led by Executive Director Tany Blasko, Food Access Program Manager Giuliana Cappucci and Food Access Coordinator Terri Unger and backed by a team of volunteers, the organization is on track to deliver over 70,000 pounds (280,000 servings) of fresh, local food. More than 12,000 pounds of that produce has been brought to Our Neighbors' Table for distribution this year.
In the coming months, NNS will focus on delivering holiday produce bags and hosting pop-up markets for hunger relief partners across the region. 
As the Seacoast Regional Food Hub becomes fully operational, NNS will utilize the Seacoast Regional Food Hub to store and streamline distribution of its produce to the members of the Lower Merrimack Valley Food Coalition!
"We are excited to use the Seacoast Regional Food Hub to efficiently distribute fresh produce to partners such as Our Neighbors’ Table, Newbury Food Pantry, and Among Friends in Newburyport," Tany says. "The Hub is a gamechanger for all of us."
Learn more about NNS's programs and impact here. And click the button below to learn more about how the Seacoast Regional Food Hub is about to transform the region's food safety net.