Green B.E.A.N. Delivery (Biodynamic, Education, Agriculture, Nutrition) is dedicated to the success and sustainability of non-profits in our community. We donate to several non-profit organizations through food donations and contributions to fund-raising events. Our champion cause is hunger relief, but we also participate in helping organizations that champion health and wellness in our communities. When you support Green B.E.A.N. Delivery you also support our non-profit partners.
Childhood Food Solutions
The mission of Childhood Food Solutions is to develop solutions for childhood food insecurity that can be applied in a community, tested for effectiveness and duplicated in other communities.
Childhood Food Solutions (CFS) was founded in July of 2007 by seven individuals in Cincinnati who were convinced of the overwhelming need to feed hungry children and convicted by a desire to do something about hunger in their community. They focused on zip code 45225, an area of high poverty, high crime and hungry, food-insecure children.
CFS began its work at Ethel M. Taylor Academy in September of 2007, in partnership with Pipkins Fruit & Vegetable Market. “Weekend Sacks” of food (about 12 ounces of food per child) are distributed every Friday to about 430 children. On December 21, 2007, CFS and Pipkins also provided “Winter Break Sacks” containing over 5 pounds of food to these 430 children to help them make it until December 31 when the government checks arrived. The results are in, and the schools that CFS is working with are seeing higher test scores across the board. Proper nutrition for young students is a key factor in how they perform with their studies, and CFS believes it is also the direct line to solving a very real problem: ”To achieve food security,” their web site states, “children must always know where food is available whenever their family might have none.”
Green B.E.A.N. Delivery first teamed up with executive director Tony Fairhead and CFS in December of 2009, providing him with nearly 3,500 pounds of fresh fruit to be placed in each child’s sack over that winter break. Since then GBD has been Childhood Food Solutions’ biggest advocate, providing warehousing and fruit whenever the need arose, working directly with Tony to help develop his non-profit, and increasing our capability to participate and support this very important cause.
To learn more and find out how you can help fight childhood food insecurity in Cincinnati visit www.childhoodfoodsolutions.org
The Freestore Foodbank
The Freestore Foodbank is the largest emergency food provider in the Tri-State area, serving a 20-county region in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. They solicit, collect, purchase and store food from manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and government agencies and distribute it to more than 325 non-profit member agencies that provide free food to those in need.
Green B.E.A.N. Delivery made its first delivery to the Cincinnati communities in the form of a one-ton, fresh-produce donation to the Freestore Foodbank, and we have been developing a strong partnership ever since. In fact, over the course of our first 18 months in business we have been able to donate more than 6,000 pounds of produce and dry goods to our friends at the Freestore Foodbank and their sister program Cincinnati Cooks. Our members are able to become directly involved in this effort by participating in our Constant Canned Food Drive.
The Constant Canned Food Drive – Green B.E.A.N. Delivery’s constant canned food drive helps our communities’ food banks with the issue of distribution. Simply leave any non-perishable food item in your empty green bin, and when we stop by with your next order, Green B.E.A.N. Delivery will take your donation to the Freestore Foodbank for you. No donation is too small.
Fresh Produce Donations – Green B.E.A.N. Delivery believes that food banks should be supplied with farm fresh fruits and vegetables. During its first three years of business, Green B.E.A.N. Delivery donated over 100,000 pounds of fresh produce to local food banks!
Cincinnati Public Radio
Green B.E.A.N. Delivery is one of Cincinnati Public Radio’s proudest supporters. We are first and foremost avid listeners of the great programs and music Cincinnati Public Radio provides to our local communities, but after many conversations and communications we have also come to understand that we share many common goals and commitments.
“Cincinnati Public Radio’s mission is to bring the finest classical music and news and information programming to the people of the Tri-State. We accomplish this via the operation of a variety of over-the-air radio broadcast services and on-line Internet streams and on-demand downloads.”
Listen Now! More information @ www.cinradio.org
Columbus Public Radio
WCBE 90.5 FM is a catalyst for community — enriching lives by providing the best original, independent, & network programming, and by partnering with
listeners and local organizations to grow and sustain our cultural and educational landscape.
serves the region from Marion to the north, to Chillicothe in the south, east to Zanesville and west to Springfield. WCBE estimates roughly 100,000 listeners
tune weekly to our signal.
More information @ www.wcbe.org
Cincinnati COOKS!
“Feeding the Soul of the City”
“Cincinnati COOKS! is a free, ten-week culinary training program that prepares low income, at-risk individuals for employment in the food service industry as well as teaches life and job skills components to ensure the graduates success. Currently operating from the Rosenthal Community Kitchen, Cincinnati COOKS! uses donated and rescued food to prepare meals and snacks, much of which is used to feed children in our Kids Café Program.”
Also, check out the Cincinnati Cooks Catering company for your next event @ www.cincinnaticookscatering.org
NKU Health & Wellness
The mission of the NKU Wellness Center is to build and support an overall campus culture that is not only conducive for promoting and encouraging healthy lifestyle behaviors, but also one that fosters employee and student engagement. They believe that if an employee or student feels good about him/herself and feels good about what they are doing at NKU, they will in turn be happier, healthier, safer, and more productive. They encourage everyone to take an active role in caring for themselves, their colleagues, and their environment.
Valuing “whole” people, valuing health.
To learn more about how the NKU Wellness Center is creating a healthier community visit http://wellness.nku.edu/
Earthineer
“Earthineer is a community and social site for self sufficiency – gardening, preserving and canning, seasonal cooking, beer and wine making, crafts, keeping livestock and everything in between. Whether you’re an accomplished gardener who jars tomatoes and braids garlic, a home-brewer who grows their own hops, or a beginner looking for advice, Earthineer helps you connect with people who share your interests.”
To join the community visit www.earthineer.com today!
Friends in Health and Wellness
Green B.E.A.N. Delivery cross-promotes with several of our friends that are in the health-and-wellness community. EAT healthy and LIVE healthy lifestyles! Below is a list of our Friends in Health and Wellness. If you are interested in becoming a health-and-wellness partner, please contact us at info@greenbeanohio.com.
The Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine
Cincinnati Family Enrichment Center
Cincinnati Adventure Boot Camp for Women
Healthstyle Fitness
Blue Manatee Children’s Books
Greener Stock
Hyde Park Body Boutique
Columbus Running Company
Generation Green
Ultimate U Total Health
Sprout Soup
Grandview Avenue Physical Therapy
www.grandviewphysicaltherapy.com
Anytime Fitness, Delaware, OH
Events
If you would like us to set up a booth of healthy food at your event please contact us at info@greenbeanohio.com. Green B.E.A.N. Delivery has several business partners that provide positive platforms for healthy and wellness in Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus Communities. Join our group on Facebook and Twitter and stay up to date on these fantastic local businesses.