Bounty & Soul Receives NC Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund Grant

We’re excited to announce that Bounty & Soul has received a grant from the North Carolina Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund to support fresh food access, mobile markets, bilingual nutrition education, and community health support in Western North Carolina. Since Hurricane Helene, demand at our 10 weekly no-cost markets has doubled. As of March 2026, we’re now serving 27,500 neighbors every month, and the North Carolina Community Foundation funding expands our capacity to meet that need. In 2025, Bounty & Soul distributed over 2.1 million pounds of fresh food to 280,000+ individuals, and is currently investing $1.4M annually in local farms and businesses.

At the heart of our model is our Farmers Market Truck, which brings farm-fresh, nutritious, and culturally-relevant produce into communities facing transportation disruptions and limited grocery access. The North Carolina Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund funds will support the personnel, local food purchasing, and cooking demonstration supplies that make this work possible.

We are grateful to the North Carolina Community Foundation for recognizing that sustained investment in community food systems is recovery work — and with this support, Bounty & Soul will keep walking alongside our neighbors for as long as it takes.