Food Resilience

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

With its diverse team composition that includes professionals from varying sectors, the group works via a strategic partnership with Friends of the Farms 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:

The 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 shelter-in-place 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: grow, preserve, store and distribute.

About the Team:

The Food Resilience Team's efforts extend from improving the edible contents of ready-to-use shelter-in-place kits to developing community-wide initiatives aimed at maximizing local food production. In collaboration with Cascadia Quake Kits, a partnership that provides financial support to our nonprofit, you can purchase high quality shelf stable food to store for emergencies from local vendors like Wildernest and Bay Hay & Feed. The team promotes community engagement in food production and preservation, facilitating a more food-secure environment for all island residents. You can learn more about these initiatives - like the Bainbridge Food Forest project - on their respective pages.

Resources and Questions

  • The Food Resilience Team works to ensure food security by promoting local food production and preservation, developing best practices for potable water storage, and assisting with the creation of shelter-in-place kits.

  • During an activation, this team would assist with food distribution from local food banks and farms, provide information on potable water, and help distribute shelter-in-place kits.

  • This team is activated during a significant emergency where food and water resources become a critical concern for the community.

  • Support from the team can be accessed via Bainbridge Prepares during an emergency. Outside of emergencies, you can connect with the team through the Bainbridge Food Forest project or the Victory Gardens campaign.

  • To learn more about the team, please email the Team Leads listed above.

    To sign up, you can fill out the volunteer application available in the volunteer section.