A community-centered food access program by Carlton Hill Farm
Food insecurity is rising everywhere, and recent federal funding changes have made SNAP unreliable at best. Rather than build a system around programs that can be cut or restricted overnight, we’ve built our own direct model of food access. According to Feeding America, in West Virginia, 1 in 6 people and 1 in 5 children face hunger. Together, those families need an estimated $168,990,000 more each year to meet their basic food needs. Hunger at this scale is not an accident or a shortage. It is the outcome of systems designed to fail the people they claim to serve.
How It Works
If you are in need of pantry goods, you can add yourself to the Farm Pantry list by filling out the short form below. You only need to do it once.
When pantry staples like rice, beans, pasta, canned goods, and any surplus farm products are available, they go to the next household in rotation at no cost.
No paperwork. No proof. No hoops. Just food to people who need it.
All Farm for Better families can reserve their box online and set up a private pickup appointment, keeping the process streamlined, respectful, and easy to manage for everyone involved. No lines, no crowded parking lots.
How We Stock It
Our farm is focused on feeding pantry households and keeping the rotation moving.
Surplus harvests never go to waste. They go straight into the pantry stream.
Community land partnerships grow exclusively for Farm for Better.
Flowers and other non-essential goods are sold specifically to raise funds for pantry staples.
Donations and community contributions go directly toward bulk purchasing shelf-stable food.
The pantry is privately funded through farm revenue, donations, and surplus production. It operates entirely independent of outside programs or agencies.
Why It Matters
Fresh food comes from the farm. The pantry provides shelf-stable staples and any surplus farm goods. Together, that means local households can cover more of their grocery needs without barriers or middlemen.
One mission. One system. Every dollar and every inch of ground we grow on working toward the same goal: feeding local families who need it most.
Farm for Better
Need Assistance?
To be added to the pantry list, please fill out the short form below. We’ll be in touch soon.
Why Donate to Us?
Most food programs depend on grants, payrolls, and grocery store leftovers. We don’t. Every dollar given here stays on the farm and turns directly into food. We grow it, harvest it, and hand it to the people who need it. There are no middlemen, no staff, no funding cycles. Just us, working the ground and feeding our community with what we raise ourselves.
When you donate to Farm for Better, you’re not supporting an organization. You’re supporting independence, food grown by farmers who answer to no one but the people they feed. We are NOT a nonprofit, and donations are NOT tax deductible. Tax deductions are not why you should give. People shouldn’t need incentives to help each other. They should be helping because it’s right, not because it pays off at tax time.
Every box that leaves our farm looks the same, whether it’s bought or given. That’s how we protect the privacy and dignity of everyone who comes here. Just food handed over with respect.
We use technology to our advantage. Our Farm for Better families can reserve their box online and set up a private pickup appointment, keeping the process streamlined, respectful, and easy to manage for everyone involved. No lines, no crowded parking lots.
We are a small farm, but every little bit helps. If you would like to donate, please feel free below. If you would like to setup a pantry donation please contact info@carltonhillfarm.com and put “Donation” in the subject. Thank you.