Flagship Program
PASS
Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System
While we partner with farmers across several programs, PASS is the largest. It provides millions of pounds of food each year to families in every county of Pennsylvania. It also directly supports farmers and processors by paying them a fair price for the food they share.

Bid. Buy. Donate.
junior Livestock Auctions Supporting
PA Food Banks
Each fall, thousands of young farmers in Pennsylvania compete for prize money, showcasing their livestock at fairs and farmshows around the state. At the same time, there are millions of Pennsylvanians who don’t have enough to eat. That’s where this partnership between the Feeding PA and the PA Fairs community comes in. Bid. Buy. Donate. provides our food banks the opportunity to offer a diverse range of food while supporting local farmers, processors and distributors.
Bid. Buy. Donate.
How it Works
There are several winners with the Bid. Buy. Donate. program. Young contestants sell their animals and receive the funds. Winning bidders who choose to donate their animals are eligible for tax benefits. Local processors and local food banks receive fresh meat—like beef, pork, goat and lamb—to share with our neighbors in need. PASS program funds are used to cover processing, packing and transportation costs.
Local FooD Purchase Agreement
How it Works
The Local Food Purchase Agreement program procures top-graded, high-quality products for distribution in all 67 Pennsylvania counties. The program aims to serve at least a million low-income Pennsylvania households by working with more than 189 farms, producers and food companies, including 58 direct-to-agency delivery partnerships. The program is a partnership between the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service and the state of Pennsylvania.
Ready to Get Involved?
If you’re interested in participating in PASS, please contact Tom Mainzer, our director of agricultural partnerships, at tm******@*******pa.org.


