Designing a Food System

Where Everyone Thrives.

Forest City Food Collective is a nonprofit regional food distributor that brings small farms and food producers together to create a reliable food system where everyone can thrive.

Connect With Fresh, local foods near you!

How We Grow Together

We PARTNER WITH FARMERS

We build long-term relationships that support farm viability through fair pricing and transparent logistics.

We UNLOCK ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD.

Our regional network connects local producers to buyers, institutions, and communities through an efficient distribution system.

We Feed Our Communities.

Every pound of food moved through FCFC supports local economies, nourishes people, and strengthens Ohio’s regional food future.

Real Change Making

Community Impact

$1 = $4

Impact

every $1 invested returns 4x to the region

60+ Producers

supported to expand market access.

75¢ on the dollar

goes directly to farmers & producers

$14.5M+ local food

distributed to wholesale buyers and food banks since 2017

Who’s Part of the Collective?

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Communities

Access good food grown close to home.

FCFC has made it possible to include so many more quality growers and producers in our local food market!

Kyla Werlin
Oxbow Market

Our partnership gave us direct access to farmers when traditional food sources could no longer meet the need.

Roger Himmelright
East Mount Zion Baptist Church

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