Open Table News

As we look back on 2022 and forge ahead in 2023, we want to share some words from our clients. While they often wish to remain anonymous, they very much want to be heard.

Adapted from Edible Silicon Valley The first record of heated and spice wine dates from 2nd century Rome, and as the Roman empire expanded across Europe, love for this warm beverage spread. In the middle ages, various herbs and spices were used to promote health or cure sickness. By the…

Program managers Maureen and Jill are happy with our festive shack and our updated client ordering system from a Concord-Carlisle Community Chest grant which allows us to more efficiently schedule client grocery pick up. Smiles all around at pantry distribution!

The Gilson Family Foundation has offered us a match of $50,000 if our Appeal can raise that amount by December 31st!  All donations from today will be counted towards this goal! That means your donation will go twice as far toward Feeding People Where They Are and bringing delicious, healthy food to your neighbors!  We thank the Gilson Family…

We delivered 26+ banana boxes to Thoreau Elementary School in Concord and they all came back filled with food! Through outstanding generosity and hard work, the students, families, and staff of Thoreau collected 1,100lbs of food. Not only was this a large donation, but the food was sorted by category…

We are humbled by the support we received during Giving Tuesday. We were able to meet our two challenge matches of $12,000 and $10,000! Thank you to the families who stepped forward to award us these matched donations. We appreciate the faith our donors put in us to serve our…

Get ready to make a difference today... It's Giving Tuesday! And thanks to an anonymous donor, your donation can go twice as far with a $12k match opportunity! You can help take the worry away from a neighbor who isn't sure how to pay for groceries. You can help us…

On Giving Tuesday, November 29th, Open Table will be running a special fundraiser in the hope of raising much needed funds to help further expand our pantry and meals programs to fill the unmet needs in our community.  Seniors, families, and individuals in our area are struggling to put food…

Open Table is so fortunate to be supported by local communities during the holidays. We are the recipients of food donations being collected at: Turkey Trot in Concord 11/24, 7-10:30am Maynard Holiday Parade 12/4, 2-3pm Concord Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade 12/4, 2:30-4:30pm and 4:30-6:30pm Family-to-Family Bag Collection Maynard site…

By Gaining Ground Our good friends at Gaining Ground provide tip sheets with fabulous recipes for each of the vegetables and herbs that they grow. These informational materials can be of great use for clients who receive vegetables that they are not familiar with - or for other farm's CSA…