Farm to Fight Hunger

Bruce Mentzer and his husband Anthony Solar envisioned a farm where everything can be given away. Now in its third year, Farm to Fight Hunger, located in Healdsburg, is in full swing. Just last year they donated 10,000 pounds of healthy produce to community organizations and gave 20,000 eggs to Redwood Empire Food Bank.

It all started three years ago when the couple bought an abandoned vineyard rife with bermuda grass and transformed it into a thriving farm. Bruce says, “We bought 5 acres, tore out grapes, added compost and cover crops, corrected the Ph and calcium levels. Then we were ready to plant.” Bruce and Anthony wanted to feed the community with organic, nutritious produce grown with regenerative and sustainable farming practices.