Author: Access to Fresh Florida Non-Profit to nourish families, support local farmers, and strengthen the connection between food and health

From 20 Feet Apart to Infrastructure at Scale

Six years ago, I sat about 20 feet away from Nichole Dube as she shared a vision: Build community through food. We were literally spaced apart at the East Pasco Entrepreneur Center in Dade City, Florida (thanks to an intro by Daniel Mitchell, CFP(R) EDP, and SMARTstart Pasco Entrepreneurship Programs) as COVID was about to […]

A Meaningful Gift. A Mission Worth Backing.

🚀🌱We’re proud to share that, in celebration of the launch of Macie and the Magic Rocket Seeds by Macieverse Media House, an Access to Fresh partner, Access to Fresh has received a $1,000 charitable gift from a private donor. We’re grateful for the gift itself — and for what it represents. This contribution reflects belief […]

Just Another Week Building Resilience

After being knocked down at the beginning of the week with a cold and self-medicating with smoothies and supplements, I was able to show up and was excited to share the highLIGHTs of my week ✨ A phone call from a new farm partner through Homegrown Hillsborough resulted in our veterans project, in partnership with […]

From the Capitol to the Community: Connecting the Dots

On Tuesday, I attended Pasco County Government Day in Tallahassee — it was my first time inside our Capitol! Huge shout-out to The Greater Pasco Chamber for an amazing experience from start to finish. Chairing our Food Policy Advisory Council is really pushing me out of my comfort zone. We listened to presentations by Senators, […]

31,000 Stories—and Counting

The Numbers Grew. The Impact Went Deeper. 📊 Impact Results — 2025  30,768 people reached (5× more than 2024)451,704 servings of fresh food (3× more than 2024)172,433 pounds of produce distributed (3× more than 2024) On paper, the growth from 2024 to 2025 is significant.But paper doesn’t tell the whole story. Yes—numbers matter. They help […]

Access to fresh produce helping stop food insecurity across Pasco County

BY Erin Murray Pasco County PUBLISHED 7:14 AM ET Dec. 22, 2025 ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — The signs of urban sprawl are apparent across Pasco County.  The growing pains of development in some areas are leading to loud stomach pains for low-income families.  That is one reason why an assembly line of volunteers spent four weeks packing fresh […]

Celebrating a Systems Thinker Who Builds Community Through Food 🌱💚

Celebrating a Systems Thinker Who Builds Community Through Food 🌱💚 Huge congratulations to our Co-Founder, Nichole Dube, for being honored at Homegrown Hillsborough 1st Annual Conference with the Systems Thinker Award — recognizing leaders who see the whole system, connect the dots others miss, and turn collaboration into community impact. If you’ve ever worked alongside […]

Happy Thanksgiving from Access to Fresh 2025

As we head into Thanksgiving, we’re reminded that resilience doesn’t begin in a boardroom or a policy meeting—it begins in the soil, in the hands of our farmers, and in the quiet, everyday choices of people who believe a stronger community is possible. There’s a quote that we love that feels especially true for this […]