When you’re facing food insecurity and need help right now, finding Food Open Today is your top priority. Look no further than Today’s Harvest. We specialize in providing fresh, rescued food – including produce, meat, dairy, and bakery items – directly from local grocery stores, farms, and partners, every single day. Our inventory changes daily, ensuring you get a variety of available options depending on today’s rescue efforts.
- We are open 6 days a week, making it easier to access food when you need it.
- Choose the food that best suits your needs and preferences.
- No appointment is necessary, simply come during our open hours.
- No documentation is required, removing barriers to access.
- There are no income requirements, assistance is available to everyone in need.
- You can remain anonymous while receiving food assistance.
- We welcome anyone in need of food, regardless of your residential location.
- Take advantage of our convenient Drive-Up Service and still shop inside Today’s Harvest for more options.
- We often stock halal meats and strive to accommodate dietary restrictions. Please ask a volunteer for assistance with these items, as they are typically stocked in the back for specific needs.
- You are welcome to shop at Today’s Harvest as often as you need – even daily, ensuring consistent access to food open today and throughout the week.
Today’s Harvest: Open Hours for Food Today
Need to know if we are open for food today? Here are our shopping hours to plan your visit:
- Monday-Friday: 12pm to 6pm – Find food open today during convenient afternoon and early evening hours.
- Saturday: 10am to 1pm – Access food open today during weekend morning hours.
- Sunday: Closed
Visit us at either of our convenient locations: 1740 Van Dyke Street, Maplewood, MN, 55109 in Maplewood or 264 4th Street North, Oakdale, MN 55128 in Oakdale. Both locations offer food open today during the listed hours.
Your Shopping Experience at Today’s Harvest: Food Available Today
Shopping for food open today at Today’s Harvest is designed to be simple and respectful. When you arrive at either of our stores, simply grab a shopping cart. During busier times, we may provide you with a pager that will buzz when a cart becomes available, ensuring a smooth and organized experience to access food open today.
Once you have your cart, clear signage will guide you. Signs are posted above shelves and refrigerators indicating the number of items you may select from each section. This helps ensure equitable distribution of the food open today for all shoppers. If you have any questions while selecting your food open today, our friendly volunteers are always available to assist you.
When you have finished choosing your food open today, proceed to the checkout area. Roll your cart onto the scale and follow the easy-to-use prompts on the tablet. We will ask for your household size and zip code, which helps us understand the community needs we are serving with our food open today initiative. You have the option to provide your phone number to save your information for quicker checkout on future visits for food open today.
After weighing your cart, all that’s left is to bag your groceries. It’s a straightforward and dignified process to access the food open today you need.
Where Does Today’s Harvest Get the Food Available Today?
The food open today at Today’s Harvest primarily comes from food rescue. We partner with local retailers to receive food that is approaching its expiration date but is still perfectly good to eat. By rescuing this food, we prevent waste and provide valuable resources to our community. Learn more about our food rescue efforts here.
Because we rely on food rescue, the selection of food open today at Today’s Harvest is dynamic and changes daily! We are constantly restocking throughout the day to ensure a diverse range of food open today is available to shoppers at all times.
Why Are There Limits on Items of Food Open Today?
To ensure fairness and accessibility, Today’s Harvest implements item limits. Our goal is to create an equitable shopping experience so that no matter when you arrive, there will be a variety of food open today to choose from.
You will find signs indicating these limits on top of refrigerators, freezers, and racks. The number on the sign represents the total items you can select from that entire section, not per shelf. This system helps us make sure that food open today is available for everyone who needs it.
If you ever have any questions while shopping for food open today at Today’s Harvest, please don’t hesitate to ask a volunteer or staff member for assistance. We are here to help!
Harvest Express: Free Transportation to Food Open Today
Do you reside in Cimarron Park or Legends of Woodbury? If so, you can easily access food open today through our Harvest Express service! The Harvest Express provides free passenger bus transportation to our Oakdale Today’s Harvest location at 8264 4th St N, Oakdale MN.
Find out more about the Harvest Express and how to utilize this service to access food open today by visiting: https://todaysharvestmn.org/harvest-express/
Explore Our Other Food Assistance Services
If you’d like to explore additional ways Today’s Harvest supports the community beyond food open today, please check out these pages: [Links to other services would be placed here].
