Ella Curran Food Bank has served Independence Monmouth and surrounding rural areas for 48 years. We are all volunteers and rely on all donated food. Customers select their own food in an outdoor market set up. We are a non-profit organization and received donation from the community grocery stores, Marion Polk Food Share. We purchase food weekly to ensure meat, dairy, produce options. We are open five times a week.
Currently serving 230 families/ 1000 people per week. Also provide food to youth programs, "safe shower program" and youth pantries as well as farmworkers in the area.
Please call or text prior to coming.
Deliver to our north side of the building. There are two, black double doors
ProducePedia
ProducePedia is a free resource that covers the types of fresh produce that can be delivered to food pantries. Each entry includes information on color, taste, and possible uses. People unfamiliar with the vegetable or fruit will learn how to use it, and those who are familiar with it still might learn a fun fact or two!
The Cooperative Extension sites have a wealth of information for any backyard gardener. Once you go to the site (each one if very different from the others) look for a link for “homes and gardens”, “landscape”, “consumer horticulture”, etc. to find information on improving your backyard garden. Neighboring state sites may offer information your own state’s site lacks.
