On November 7, The Umbrella is hosting its fourth annual Empty Bowls event to celebrate clay and service. In the first two years, the events made more than 300 bowls and raised over $5,000 for Open Table (and last year was even more successful). For a suggested donation of $20 attendees can pick a bowl…
Fill the Truck Fun Run to Benefit Open Table The Maynard Running Club, in cooperation with Girl Scout Troops 66250 and 72620, is sponsoring a “Fill the Truck” fun run and food drive to benefit Open Table. We will be gathering on Saturday November 18 at about 8am at Serendipity Cafe to do a fun run (with 5k and…
Our partners at Project Bread are celebrating their 50th Walk for Hunger & 5K Run on Sunday, May 6! Funds raised by the Walk come back to organizations like ours that work to end hunger in Massachusetts. We are so grateful to Project Bread for their support of this critical work in our state. …
On Saturdays all summer long the Maynard Farmers' Market provides area residents with the opportunity to buy Massachusetts grown and produced products and support local farmers and specialty vendors. The Market is held in the Mill Pond parking lot on Main Street at Mill & Main in Maynard. On September 1st, Open Table, will be…
The Assabet Co-op is hosting the film food justice film A Place at the Table on December 6 at the Fine Arts Theater. A group from Open Table are meeting at 6:30 at Open Table to go to the film together - hope you'll join us. The film is free but the theater may fill…
On Saturday, May 11—for the 27th year in a row!—the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive will once again spread out across America to help provide assistance to Americans who are struggling with hunger. Just leave a bag (or bags) of non-perishable food by your mailbox before your regular mail pick-up…
Three Square New England's Ultimate Food Rescue Challenge will feature an all-star line up of Boston-area chefs who will demonstrate that recovered food (and at times ugly) tastes good with a little bit of creativity and a lot of heart. These chefs believe that reducing food waste in commercial and home kitchens can curb the alarming…
September is Hunger Action Month! Hunger Action Month TM (September) is a nationwide awareness campaign designed to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. Learn more here. The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), Open Table, and other food relief organizations are working together to raise awareness about hunger and inspire our…
We welcome you to join us for a free virtual screening and live conversation with cast members from this 2020 New York Times Critic's Pick documentary film. Gather portrays the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their identities through food sovereignty. Viewers will learn about Indigenous ingenuity and resilience and our human connection to…