Food Resilience

The Food Resilience Team operates with the robust aim of enhancing the island's food security.

With its diverse team composition that includes professionals from varying sectors, the group works via strategic community partnerships to promote local self-sufficiency, nurture local food production, and ensure adequate food provisions during both usual times and emergencies.

Team Leads

Mission and Community Impact

TThe mission of the Food Resilience Team is to build a strong and sustainable food network within the island and surrounding areas. Recognizing that food forms a crucial part of every emergency kit in earthquake zones, the team collaborates with organizations like Cascadia Quake Kits, which supports Bainbridge Prepares' community work. Additionally, the team's strategic focus on increasing local food production and preservation amplifies food security, underpinning the fundamental principle that "farms + food bank = food security." Their four pillars of work are (1) grow, (2) preserve, (3) store, and (4) distribute.

About the Team

The Food Resilience Team's efforts range from improving household emergency food storage to developing community-wide initiatives aimed at maximizing local food production. You can purchase high quality shelf stable food to store for emergencies from Cascadia Quake Kits through a patnership that provides financial support to our nonprofit or from local vendors like Wildernest and Bay Hay & Feed. The team promotes community engagement in food growing and preservation, facilitating a more food-secure environment for all island residents. Initiatives include gardening and preservation education via Veg Club and promotion of volunteering at non-profit food bank farms & gardens. 

Resources and Questions

  • The Food Resilience Team works to ensure food security by promoting household emergency food storage, local food growing, and preservation.

  • During an activation, this team may assist with food distribution from local food banks and farms and help distribute shelter-in-place kits.

  • This team is activated during a significant emergency in which food resources become a critical concern for the community.

  • Support from the team can be accessed via Bainbridge Prepares during an emergency. Outside of emergencies, connect with the team by emailing Carol Appenzeller.

  • To learn more about the team, please email Carol Appenzeller.
    To sign up, you     can fill out the volunteer application available in the volunteer section.

    • Help local food banks with Grow-a-Row in your home garden or by volunteering at a food bank farm by contacting Carol at her email address above.