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The Food Mill is a nonprofit organization that operates as a multifunctional food farmacy that works to eliminate barriers and solve issues that lead to food insecurity in our community.

🥕 WHY ARE NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES IMPORTANT?Having access to nutritious food is important. Knowing how to choose it,...
10/07/2026

🥕 WHY ARE NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES IMPORTANT?

Having access to nutritious food is important. Knowing how to choose it, prepare it, and make it work for your family can be just as powerful.

At The Food Mill, we believe addressing nutrition insecurity means going beyond simply providing food. Through our nutrition education programs, we help give individuals and families the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make healthier choices—one meal at a time.

🍎 Nutrition education can help people:

🥦 Understand how food impacts overall health and well-being
🛒 Learn how to shop for nutritious foods on a budget
🥕 Discover simple ways to add more fruits and vegetables to meals
🏷️ Understand food labels and make informed choices
🍳 Build confidence preparing healthy, affordable meals at home
❤️ Learn eating habits that support heart health and may help reduce the risk of diet-related disease
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Create healthy habits that can be shared across generations

And perhaps most importantly, nutrition education helps turn food access into food empowerment.

Giving someone nutritious ingredients can help provide a meal. Teaching someone how to select, prepare, and use those ingredients can provide knowledge they can carry with them long after the class ends.

That’s why programs like Cooking Matters and The Food Mill’s other nutrition education initiatives are such an important part of our work.

We aren’t just asking, “How do we help feed our community today?”

We’re also asking, “How do we give our community the tools to build a healthier tomorrow?”

💚 Access + Education + Empowerment = Lasting Change

Because at The Food Mill, we believe Food is Medicine—and knowledge is part of the prescription. 🌱

❤️🥕 WHY A HEART HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY?Because fighting hunger is important—but we believe the quality of the food matters,...
10/06/2026

❤️🥕 WHY A HEART HEALTHY FOOD PANTRY?

Because fighting hunger is important—but we believe the quality of the food matters, too.

At The Food Mill, our Heart Healthy Food Pantry was created with a simple idea: families facing food insecurity should not have to choose between having enough to eat and having foods that support their health.

Many traditional pantry staples can help fill an empty stomach, but individuals managing or trying to prevent diet-related health conditions also need access to foods that support healthier choices.

That’s why our Heart Healthy Food Pantry focuses on items such as:

🥦 Fruits and vegetables
🥫 Low-sodium vegetables and soups
🍗 Lean proteins
🫘 Beans and lentils
🌾 Whole grains
🥛 Nutritious dairy and shelf-stable options
🍝 Whole-wheat pasta and lower-sodium sauces

But this is about more than groceries.

❤️ It’s about Food as Medicine.

When nutritious food is consistently accessible, it can become part of the foundation for better health. Our goal is to help neighbors move beyond simply getting through today by providing foods and resources that can support healthier tomorrows.

Food insecurity and health are deeply connected. When budgets are stretched, families may have to prioritize affordability, transportation, housing, utilities and medications—often leaving little room for healthier food choices.

The Food Mill is working to help change that.

Our Heart Healthy Food Pantry is one piece of a larger approach that combines access, nutrition education and community partnerships to address food and nutrition insecurity in our community.

Because everyone deserves access to food that does more than fill a plate.

Food that nourishes.
Food that supports health.
Food that can help change lives. ❤️🌱

🍂🌻 FALL IS HERE AT THE FOOD MILL! 🌻🍂Cooler days, colorful leaves, and fresh fall flavors have us thinking about all the ...
10/05/2026

🍂🌻 FALL IS HERE AT THE FOOD MILL! 🌻🍂

Cooler days, colorful leaves, and fresh fall flavors have us thinking about all the foods that make this season special. From crisp apples and roasted squash to warm soups and family recipes, fall has a way of bringing everyone back to the table. 🥕🍎🥣

So, we want to hear from YOU!

🍁 BUILD YOUR PERFECT FALL PLATE! 🍁

Choose ONE from each category and drop your answers in the comments:

🍎 FALL FAVORITE: Apples OR Sweet Potatoes
🥕 VEGGIE PICK: Squash OR Zucchini
🥣 COMFORT FOOD: Chili OR Vegetable Soup
🍞 SIDE DISH: Cornbread OR Dinner Rolls
🍏 SWEET TREAT: Apple Crisp OR Pumpkin Pie
☕ FALL DRINK: Hot Apple C***r OR Hot Chocolate

BONUS: What is the ONE fall food your family absolutely has to have every year? 👇

At The Food Mill, we love celebrating the connection between fresh food, healthy families, and community. And sometimes the best conversations start by simply asking: What’s for dinner? 💚

Tag someone whose fall plate you already know! 🍂

🤰🏽💚 MATERNAL HEALTH STARTS WITH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODPregnancy and the months after birth are times when good nutrit...
10/05/2026

🤰🏽💚 MATERNAL HEALTH STARTS WITH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD

Pregnancy and the months after birth are times when good nutrition matters tremendously—for both mom and baby. But for families experiencing nutrition insecurity, consistently accessing nourishing foods can be difficult.

When budgets are stretched, transportation is limited, or healthy foods aren’t readily available nearby, expectant and new mothers may face difficult choices about how to feed themselves and their families.

At The Food Mill, we believe access to nutritious food should be part of the conversation about maternal health.

🥕 Fresh fruits and vegetables
🥚 Nutritious proteins and pantry staples
🛒 Affordable access to healthy foods
🍎 Nutrition education and practical cooking skills
💚 Community-based support that meets families where they are

Through initiatives such as our Mobile Farmers Market, Heart Healthy Pantry, Cooking Matters, and Food is Medicine programming, we work to reduce barriers to nutritious food and help families build healthier futures.

Because supporting maternal health isn’t only about what happens in a doctor’s office.

It’s also about what happens at the grocery store, in the kitchen, around the dinner table—and throughout the community.

When we nourish mothers, we help nourish the next generation. 🌱

💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
What is one thing you believe our community could do to make nutritious food more accessible for expecting and new mothers?

🍂 FALL THIS OR THAT: FOOD MILL EDITION! 🍎🎃The leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping, and we’re officially i...
10/04/2026

🍂 FALL THIS OR THAT: FOOD MILL EDITION! 🍎🎃

The leaves are changing, the temperatures are dropping, and we’re officially in the mood for fall flavors! But we need your help settling a few seasonal debates. 👀

Tell us your favorites! Comment A or B for each one:

🍎 1. Fall Fruit
A — Crisp Apples
B — Juicy Pears

🥣 2. Cozy Dinner
A — Vegetable Soup
B — Turkey Chili

🥕 3. Roasted Veggie
A — Sweet Potatoes
B — Butternut Squash

🍏 4. Fall Dessert
A — Warm Apple Crisp
B — Pumpkin Pie

☕ 5. Cozy Drink
A — Hot Apple C***r
B — Hot Chocolate

🌽 6. Dinner Table Essential
A — Cornbread
B — Dinner Rolls

🍂 BONUS QUESTION: If you could pick ONE fresh fruit or vegetable that you would love to see at a Food Mill Mobile Farmers Market stop this fall, what would it be? 👇🏽

At The Food Mill, we believe nutritious food can also be delicious, comforting, affordable, and something that brings people together. 💚

Now it’s your turn! Drop your answers below and tag a friend to see if your fall favorites match! 🍁

🩷 OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 🩷At The Food Mill, we believe food is health—and during Breast Cancer Awarene...
10/04/2026

🩷 OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 🩷

At The Food Mill, we believe food is health—and during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting an important connection between nutrition security and cancer prevention, treatment, and recovery.

Nutrition insecurity does not mean that someone will develop breast cancer. Breast cancer has many risk factors, and no single food or diet can prevent it. But reliable access to nutritious food can support overall health and help people maintain healthy eating patterns associated with a lower risk of several chronic diseases and some cancers.

For someone facing breast cancer, food insecurity can create an additional burden. The costs of treatment, missed work, transportation, medications, and other expenses can make it harder to afford nutritious food. At the same time, treatment may affect appetite, taste, energy levels, and the body’s nutritional needs.

🥕 Nutrition security matters throughout the cancer journey. Consistent access to nourishing foods can help support strength and overall well-being during treatment and recovery, while reducing the stress of having to choose between groceries and other essential expenses.

Through our work at The Food Mill, we are committed to helping make nutritious food accessible, affordable, and practical for the people we serve.

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we honor the survivors, remember those we have lost, support those currently undergoing treatment, and stand beside the families and caregivers walking this journey. 🩷

Because access to nutritious food shouldn’t be another battle someone has to fight.

🌱 LET’S TALK, COLUMBUS! 🌱At The Food Mill, we believe access to nutritious food can do more than fill a plate—it can str...
10/03/2026

🌱 LET’S TALK, COLUMBUS! 🌱

At The Food Mill, we believe access to nutritious food can do more than fill a plate—it can strengthen families, support better health, and build a stronger community. 💚

But today, we want to hear from YOU!

🥕 Finish this sentence:

“A healthier community starts with __________.”

Is it…
🥦 Access to fresh, nutritious food?
🍎 Nutrition education?
💰 Affordable groceries?
🚚 Bringing healthy food directly into neighborhoods?
🤝 Neighbors helping neighbors?
💚 Something else entirely?

👇 Drop your answer in the comments!

There’s no wrong answer. We want to know what YOU believe makes the biggest difference in creating a healthier, more food-secure Columbus.

Then, take it one step further: Tag someone who is helping make our community healthier! 🌱

At The Food Mill, we’re working every day to connect food, health, education, and community—because lasting change happens when we cultivate it together.

💚 Your voice matters. Your ideas matter. Our community matters.

💜 OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 💜At The Food Mill, we know that food insecurity is about more th...
10/03/2026

💜 OCTOBER IS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 💜

At The Food Mill, we know that food insecurity is about more than an empty refrigerator or a skipped meal. Financial hardship and limited access to basic necessities can also make it more difficult for someone experiencing domestic violence to leave an unsafe situation or establish independence.

For survivors, food can become part of the struggle for safety. An abusive partner may control money, restrict access to groceries, prevent someone from working, or use food and other necessities as a means of control. And when a survivor considers leaving, questions like “How will I feed my children?” or “How will I afford groceries on my own?” can become very real barriers.

💜 Food security can support safety and independence.

When families have reliable access to nutritious, affordable food and community resources, we help reduce one of the financial pressures that can leave people feeling trapped or vulnerable.

Throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we encourage our community to remember that hunger, poverty, health, and safety are often interconnected. Addressing food insecurity is one piece of building a community where individuals and families have greater stability, dignity, and opportunity.

🥕 Increase access.
💚 Reduce financial barriers.
🤝 Connect people with resources.
💜 Support survivors without judgment.

At The Food Mill, our mission is centered on food—but the impact of food reaches far beyond the plate.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. In an immediate emergency, call 911 (tel:911). The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides confidential support 24/7 at 800-799-SAFE (tel:800-799-SAFE) (7233) or by texting START to 88788.

🍂🍎🌽 FALL HARVEST: THIS OR THAT! 🎃🥔🍠Fall is here, and that means cooler days, cozy meals and a whole new season of delici...
10/02/2026

🍂🍎🌽 FALL HARVEST: THIS OR THAT! 🎃🥔🍠

Fall is here, and that means cooler days, cozy meals and a whole new season of delicious produce! 🍁

At The Food Mill, we believe eating seasonally is a great way to add variety, flavor and nutrition to your plate. So today, we want to know what makes YOUR perfect fall harvest! 👇

🍎 Apples OR Pears? 🍐
🎃 Pumpkin OR Sweet Potatoes? 🍠
🥬 Collard Greens OR Cabbage?
🥔 Red Potatoes OR White Potatoes?
🌽 Corn OR Green Beans?
🍲 Hearty Soup OR Crock-Pot Stew?
🥧 Apple Pie OR Sweet Potato Pie?
☕ Hot Apple C***r OR Hot Chocolate?

🍂 BONUS QUESTION:
You can only choose ONE fall comfort food to eat for the rest of the season. What are you picking? 👀

Drop your answers in the comments! ⬇️ And tag someone who needs to play along.

🌱 At The Food Mill, a healthy plate doesn’t have to be boring. Exploring seasonal foods is one more way we can make nutritious eating delicious, affordable and fun.

🍁 Happy Fall Harvest from The Food Mill!

🍎🥔🥒 IT’S FARM STAND FRIDAY… AND CROCKTOBER! 🍲🍅🌶️It’s Friday, and y’all know what that means for The Food Mill… FARM STAN...
10/02/2026

🍎🥔🥒 IT’S FARM STAND FRIDAY… AND CROCKTOBER! 🍲🍅🌶️

It’s Friday, and y’all know what that means for The Food Mill… FARM STAND FRIDAY! 🙌🌱

And this Friday is extra special because it’s officially CROCKTOBER! 🍲

All month long, we’re showing you that incorporating fresh, seasonal produce into your meals doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming.

🌱 FARM FRESH PRODUCE AVAILABLE AT TODAY’S FARM STAND:

💛 Squash
🥒 Zucchini
🌶️ Jalapeños
🫑 Sweet Peppers
🥒 Cucumbers
🍆 Eggplant
🍅 Red Tomatoes
🍅 Green Tomatoes
🍎 Pink Lady Apples
🧅 Onions
🥔 Red Potatoes
🥔 White Potatoes

And guess what? We created a Crock-Pot recipe that puts many of these Farm Stand favorites to work!

🍲 FARM STAND CROCK-POT HARVEST VEGETABLE STEW

This hearty recipe uses many of the fresh fruits and vegetables available at today’s Farm Stand! The Pink Lady apple adds a touch of natural sweetness, while the jalapeño lets you decide how much heat to bring. 🌶️

🛒 FROM THE FARM STAND:
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 medium yellow squash, chopped
• 1 small eggplant, chopped
• 2 red tomatoes, chopped
• 1 green tomato, chopped
• 1 sweet pepper, chopped
• ½–1 jalapeño, finely diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 red potatoes, cubed
• 2 white potatoes, cubed
• 1 Pink Lady apple, peeled, cored & diced

🏠 FROM YOUR PANTRY:
• 3 cups low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp salt, or to taste
• 1 tbsp olive oil

👩‍🍳 CROCK-POT DIRECTIONS:

Add the potatoes and onion first, followed by the eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, jalapeño and apple. Pour in the broth and add the garlic, seasonings and olive oil.

⏰ Cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the potatoes are tender.

Add the zucchini and squash during the final 45–60 minutes so they stay tender without becoming too soft.

🥒 BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE FARM FRESH CUCUMBERS?

We didn’t forget them!

Dice cucumber, red tomato and sweet pepper and toss with a splash of vinegar or lemon juice. Spoon it over your warm stew for a fresh, crunchy finish. 😋

💚 FARM STAND TIP:
Don’t have every ingredient? That’s okay! Use what you have and make it your own. Seasonal cooking can be simple, flexible and a great way to reduce food waste.

Fresh, local produce doesn’t have to mean more time in the kitchen.

🍲 Stay tuned throughout CROCKTOBER! We’ll be sharing more Crock-Pot-friendly recipes featuring fresh, seasonal produce available through The Food Mill.

📍 FARM STAND FRIDAY
MercyMed Farm
3802 2nd Avenue
Columbus, GA 31904
⏰ 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Come see us, stock up on farm fresh produce, and get that Crock-Pot ready! 🍅🥔🥒🍎💚

Address

3720 5th Avenue
Columbus, GA
31904

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17063303972

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