The Common Market in the News

Northside Hospital Cherokee, Morrison Regional Executive Chef George Sigeti and The Common Market Honored with 2026 CleanMed Sustainability Award

Morrison Healthcare

Morrison Healthcare is proud to announce that Northside Hospital Cherokee, Regional Executive Chef George Sigeti and sustainability partner The Common Market have received the 2026 CleanMed Sustainability in Action Video Award.

Chef George accepted the award at CleanMed’s annual Conference for Sustainability in Healthcare, held in St. Louis in May. Heather Farkas, Director of Sustainability at Morrison Healthcare, said partnerships like this demonstrate how healthcare organizations can support both patient well-being and environmental stewardship.

Montclair State Students Can Join a CSA On Their Meal Plan

New Jersey Monthly

Designed last year with busy college students in mind, it offers a weekly box of six to eight seasonal produce items sourced from local farms, along with easy-to-follow recipes to help students make use of ingredients they may be unfamiliar with.

Local Food, Lasting Returns: What Texas Gains When We Invest in Farmers

Wallace Center

Jeremy Logan serves as Executive Director of the Texas division of The Common Market, one of the nation’s premier food hub organizations, with hubs in four regions — Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, and Great Lakes. The Texas hub contracts with more than 30 farms to provide for food-insecure families in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Those purchases also help keep farmers solvent and expand their businesses.

Aramark Healthcare+ Redefines Healthcare Dining with Farm to Chef Program

Aramark News

Aramark Healthcare+ and Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital partnered with The Common Market Texas, a nonprofit food distributor that connects small and mid-sized farms to institutional buyers, to provide fresh, seasonal produce, quality proteins and artisanal dairy — ingredients that bring vibrant flavors to traditional recipes and connect diners to local farms.

126 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2026

Food Tank

114. The Common Market, United States

By connecting regional farmers with institutions like schools and hospitals, The Common Market strengthens local economies and expands access to nutritious, sustainably grown food. By advancing forward purchasing commitments for small and mid-scale farms, the organization hopes to rebuild regional food systems in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, and Great Lakes region of the U.S.

How Montclair’s Dining Team Brings Local Harvests to Students

Montclair State University

As Thanksgiving draws near and many of us begin thinking about what will fill our tables, Director of Dining and Wellness Jennifer Bostedo is already thinking several steps ahead – about how to bring the freshness of New Jersey’s fall harvest directly to Montclair State University’s campus. For her, food is more than a meal plan; it’s a way to connect students to local farms, sustainable eating and the flavors of the season.

NJEDA Board Approves Over $20M in Grants to 50 Organizations to Strengthen Food Security in NJ’s Top Food Desert Communities

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board recently approved more than $20.6 million in grant awards to 50 organizations under the Food Equity and Economic Development in New Jersey (FEED NJ) Pilot Program. The awards are the first set of approvals under the $30 million FEED NJ program and will support food security projects in New Jersey’s 14 most acute Food Desert Communities (FDCs), catalyzing innovative, sustainable, and scalable food access initiatives in underserved areas. The total funding of $30 million is one of the largest investments in recent years dedicated to strengthening New Jersey’s food security infrastructure.

Hackensack Meridian Health Committing Nearly $7 Million to Combat Food Insecurity Across New Jersey

​Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive healthcare network, today announced a multi-pronged commitment totaling almost $7 million to expand its fight against hunger and food insecurity.

The HMH Healthy Connections Nutrition Pack Program will be a collaborative effort with established partners, including the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) and Fulfill. Students will receive either a Nutrition Box or a reusable HMH-branded bag filled with shelf-stable, kid-friendly meals and, through a partnership with The Common Market, fresh produce.

Video: Building Successful Supply Chains for Farming Equity

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders

Leaders shared how they collaborate across the supply chain to advance racial and gender equity from farmland access and farm business support, institutional procurement, and purchasing. The three sectors are: Farmland Access & Farm Business Support (Farms Fund); Procurement (Common Market); and Institutional Purchasing (Emory University). Listen to inspiring success stories and also discuss challenges, lessons learned, and what comes next. We will also discuss the unique mixes of philanthropic, public, and impact investment capital that drive our business models.