Are you looking for a one-stop resource for local food decisions and providers? LEAP can help you find the best food providers in the Roanoke and Southwest Virginia region. Whether your goal is to buy from nearby family farmers, eat healthier on a budget, or start your entrepreneurial venture in our professional kitchen, LEAP can help!
LEAP nurtures our food community. We do this to create an equitable food and farming system which prioritizes health and abundance, and by supporting community initiatives, markets, farms, and farmers. Visit our Farmers Markets in Grandin Village and the West End, and all around Roanoke at the LEAP Mobile Market.
LEAP nurtures our food community. We do this to create an equitable food and farming system which prioritizes health and abundance, and by supporting community initiatives, markets, farms, and farmers. Visit our Farmers Markets in Grandin Village and the West End, and all around Roanoke at the LEAP Mobile Market.
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LEAP nurtures our food community. We do this to create an equitable food and farming system which prioritizes health and abundance by supporting community initiatives, markets, farms, and farmers. Equity: We believe that all people should have affordable access to the food that feeds them and their families.
LEAP is fast becoming a regional leader in food access and our local food system. LEAP has served on a steering committee for the Roanoke Valley-Allegany Regional Commission in order develop a Local Food Plan that is equitable and works for everyone in our region. Read the 2020 Roanoke Valley Local Food Plan here.
LEAP is just one of many organizations in the Roanoke Valley who work to create positive change in food, agriculture and the environment. Here are some other organizations are doing fantastic work with food and food education - check them out! Find information on things like cooking, stretching your food dollars, and healthy eating on a budget.
LEAP's mission is to nurture healthy communities and resilient local food systems. If you appreciate what we've accomplished and are excited about what LEAP has in store for the future of the Roanoke food-shed, please consider a tax-deductible donation to support our programs.
Your donation is an investment in our community's future - a future where our neighborhoods are healthier, our farmers have strong local markets to sell their products, and we all enjoy local food on our tables all year long.Make a one-time or ongoing donation.
Your donation is an investment in our community's future - a future where our neighborhoods are healthier, our farmers have strong local markets to sell their products, and we all enjoy local food on our tables all year long.Make a one-time or ongoing donation.
Our programs would not be possible without support from the wonderful LEAP Community Partners. A big thanks to these local businesses and organizations for helping LEAP bring more local food to more local folks. To learn more about LEAP Community Partners, visit How to Become a LEAP Community Partner.
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