2025 Farm Season Wrap Up

In 2025, the Hunger Task Force Farm grew and distributed nearly 350,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for local families and seniors facing hunger. The Farm is Hunger Task Force’s largest single source of fresh food and provides culturally responsive produce based on the feedback of the families we serve.

The Farm achieved record harvests of lettuce, bok choy and jalapeño peppers this season, along with staples like tomatoes, greens, zucchini, cucumbers and our first-ever crop of celery. In addition to these, more than 20 other varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables were grown and harvested throughout the season.

The late season was a challenging one for our Farm. The August storms, which caused significant damage and flooding across our community, washed out several fields. This resulted in about a 25% loss of our annual projected crop yield. Our farmers responded quickly by re-planting greens with short growing windows and doubled down on strong season-end harvests for our corn, apples, pears, peppers and squash with the help of community volunteers. Nearly 5,000 volunteers supported The Farm from spring to harvest.

This winter, Hunger Task Force is also purchasing more produce using donor dollars to further extend the availability of fresh fruits and vegetables for our service network before the 2026 growing season starts up in a few short months. This investment is part of our commitment to providing fresh, healthy produce to our community year-round.

You can help The Farm start the next growing season strong! Make a gift to Hunger Task Force’s Adopt-a-Crop program as we start to purchase seeds and supplies for 2026.

Hunger Task Force is Milwaukee’s Free & Local food bank and Wisconsin’s anti-hunger leader. The organization’s core values are Dignity, Justice, Equity, Compassion and Stewardship. Hunger Task Force feeds people today by providing healthy and culturally appropriate food to hungry children, families and seniors in the community absolutely free of charge. Hunger Task Force also works to end future hunger by advocating for strong public policies and nutrition programs at the local, state and federal level.