Urban Harvest Exchange
Urban Harvest Exchange is a people-powered organization, growing and sharing fresh, free food, without barriers.
We build garden beds, rescue surplus harvest and empower neighbors to feed each other, creating a resilient and self-sustaining community.
The vast majority of the food we distribute is freshly harvested produce. We don’t turn away less-nutritious food, we’re simply laser focused on providing fresh produce and nutritious produce foods.
Most of the food we distribute is collected by our collaborative neighbors in just a couple hours prior to distribution to the community.
Our History
In early 2015, as Food is Free Tacoma started as part of the Food is Free movement. We’ve since changed our name to encompass more of the community we are connected. We grew from a small backyard operation, building resources and connections with other like-minded gardeners and farmers. Today in 2025, we have multiple farmers, gleaners, backyard gardeners and as well as other nurtured sources.
Since our start, we have distributed more than 2 million pounds of food to over 70,000 neighbors. We believe this venture is expanding and we’re looking forward to the future. Join us!
Executive Director
David Thompson
Updates coming soon
Board Members
David Thompson
Greg Lucero
Ryan McConville
