Pillar 02

Food Dignity & Sustainable Living

Stoudemire Farms & Wines

Every family deserves real food and the dignity that comes with it.

What this pillar does

Food dignity means more than access. It means agency: knowing where food comes from, how it grows, and how to sustain it.

This pillar advances food access, agricultural education, and sustainable living practices in underserved communities. Families can receive food through the foundation’s weekly service with St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix right now, and the work extends to New York and California.

It draws directly on the founder’s own hands: Amar’e farms. Stoudemire Farms and Stoudemire Wines are ventures of the founder, working proof that growing food and growing legacy are the same discipline, and they lend this pillar its know-how and its produce-first mindset.

Ventures of the founder

Amar'e Stoudemire in a chef's coat alongside a professional chef

Stoudemire Farms

Food dignity, grown by hand.

 Amar'e Stoudemire holding a bottle of Stoudemire kosher wine beside a display of the label

Stoudemire Wines

Kosher Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, and Petit Verdot, sourced from Clarksburg, Paso Robles, Napa, and Sonoma, crafted in partnership with Herzog Wine Cellars. Available at stoudemirewines.com and other online vendors.

Nutrition and the table

Food dignity is also about what reaches the plate: real ingredients, cooked well, shared.

Amar'e Stoudemire at an Amar'e Stoudemire Foundation farmers market booth with fresh produce and Stoudemire Wines
A plated dish with fresh salsa and greens
Fish cooking in a cast-iron skillet with herbs
A cookbook co-authored by Amar'e Stoudemire on display

Give

Your gift funds land and operations: the two things this pillar needs most to grow food access and agricultural education where they are needed.

See this pillar’s campaign on the Campaigns page.

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Engage

From garden beds to distribution days, this pillar always needs hands.

Food Access Initiatives

Weekly food bank service with St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix: Sundays, 1 to 4 PM, at 5830 N. 19th Ave. Open to families in need; St. Mary’s promotes the foundation’s service directly.

Food Assistance Registration

Register your household for Sunday distribution: dietary needs, household size, and the community resources you want to hear about.

Agricultural Education

Education on land stewardship, kosher food laws, and food security for adults and children around the world, taught through hands-on learning and online material.

Partner with this pillar

Growers, food banks, markets, and educators: let’s build the table together. Pillar lead: Barrett Edri. Submissions are received by our Treasurer, Darryl Johnson, and answered within about 5 business days.

Volunteer signup

Impact

Where this pillar is putting its work right now.

  • Philanthropic investment goal$150,000
  • Leveraged brand in-kind value$75,000
  • Target population10,000 families
  • Weekly food distributionActive with St. Mary’s Food Bank
  • Land stewardship & kosher food sourcingIn development