Stay Healthy
What is the Stay Healthy Program?
Kenai Local Food Connection developed the Stay Healthy Food Program to bring nourishing local foods to community members in need. We partner with folks at The Goods + Sustainable Grocery to source local ingredients for the program. Each week, participating families receives a bag full of local produce, or organic alternatives when local produce is not available. Stay Healthy boxes also include fresh locally baked bread, Alaskan or organic dry goods, pickled vegetables, hot soup, recipes, and educational materials. This program has successfully brought nourishing food to households on the Kenai Peninsula since 2020.
2026 Stay Healthy Program
In 2026, the Kenai Local Food Connection partnered with the Salamatof Tribe to provide Stay Healthy food boxes to 22 low-income tribal elders for 16 weeks from January to April. Participants received a weekly food box containing soups, breads, ferments, staples, fresh produce, mushrooms and herbs. The program aimed to foster a deeper connection to our local food sources and share healthy ways to prepare food.
Feedback from program participants:
"I love sharing the food with my 83-year-old mother!"
–Salamatof elder, 63
"I love having farm-fresh eggs, and I feel the food boxes are well-rounded."
–Salamatof elder, 70
"I deeply appreciate the food being delivered. The delivery is essential due to my mobility issues."
–Salamatof elder, 70