Give your family the best nutrition while supporting your local community.

Order a sliding-scale Lifeline Groceries box

Dignified Food Access

Connected Chef is a community-led non-profit distributing affordable local groceries to families in Queens, NY.

Ensuring every household has
local, nutritious food on a weekly basis.

Program Benefits

Zero or lower cost

Local, high-quality produce

Diverse ingredients

Flexible subscriptions

What’s in each grocery package?

The produce in each package varies based on seasonality. You are always guaranteed:

  • 80% vegetables

  • 20% fruits

  • 1 pound of grains or legumes

asparagus and carrots
numerous bunches of bok choy
lettuce, green beans, and potatoes arranged in cartons

Available grocery item add-ons from our partners

Hellgate Farm hot sauces

sourdough

milk bread

granola

corn tortillas

organic eggs

halal meat from Prince Abou Butchery

organic whole chicken

pork chop

chicken/pork/beef/lamb souvlaki

almond/oat/dairy milk

various cheeses

Solebury Farm apple/pear butter

various herbs

butter

lemons

limes

coffee beans/grounds

cold brew concentrate

honey

canned tomatoes from First Field Farm

beans/grains from Peter Martens Farm

pickles

organic oats from Morganics

Hellgate Farm hot sauces • sourdough • milk bread • granola • corn tortillas • organic eggs • halal meat from Prince Abou Butchery • organic whole chicken • pork chop • chicken/pork/beef/lamb souvlaki • almond/oat/dairy milk • various cheeses • Solebury Farm apple/pear butter • various herbs • butter • lemons • limes • coffee beans/grounds • cold brew concentrate • honey • canned tomatoes from First Field Farm • beans/grains from Peter Martens Farm • pickles • organic oats from Morganics •