Leicester Food Coalition

Leicester Food Coalition logo featuring hands holding a leaf, a fork, and a spoon, with a circular text border.

Community Driven Food Sovereignty | Empowering equitable access to food through connection and education.

The Leicester Food Coalition is a simple concept to better connect and resource individuals and organizations working towards regional food sovereignty.

  • Community Dinners

    Community Dinners

    We have been hosting dinners and brunches at our local community centers to share food and conversation. The dinners are working with local chefs, sourcing local farmer ingredients, and creating space for community members to share thoughts and ideas about community food sovereignty.

  • Leicester Library Giving Garden

    GIVING GARDEN

    In 2025, we sponsored a paid Garden Manager position at Leicester Library Giving Garden. The LLGG grows food in the community to distribute to the community. They operate a free fridge, a seed library, and in 2025 installed a community orchard. They are a key part of our rural food sovereignty.

  • Farmers Market

    Farmers Market

    In 2025, Utopian Seed Project secured SNAP benefits at the local Leicester Farmers Market and worked with ASAP to get Double SNAP partway through the season. Supporting both our local farmers AND access to healthy locally grown food is an essential part of the local food sovereignty puzzle!