A partnership with the Down to Earth Markets’ Larchmont Farmers Market, is helping to provide animals at the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle with food, blankets, toys and other essentials they need while awaiting adoption.
Every second Saturday of the month, between 8:30 a.m.- and 1 p.m. donors can drop off canned food, unopened bags of kibble, cat litter, treats, toys, towels and other supplies that the shelter needs to help pets until they can find their forever homes. They can also learn about cats and dogs that are available for adoption or about volunteer opportunities.
“We are so grateful to the Down to Earth Markets’ Larchmont Farmers Market for allowing us space at the market to collect donations, but more importantly to spread our message about the work we do rescuing homeless animals found in our communities. Every bag of food, every blanket or bed that is donated allows us to use funds for surgeries, treatment, medications and training to ready these animals for adoption. Also, many thanks to Larchmont residents for their donations,” said HSW Executive Director Lee Anne Veley.
Down to Earth Markets Managing Director Dacotah Rousseau said as part of its mission to use business as a force for good, Down to Earth Markets has provided community table space and online promotion to Westchester Humane Society and its shelter pets since 2023. One of their nine New York metro-area farmers markets, the Larchmont Farmers Market brings small, regionally based farms, local food makers and crafters to the heart of Larchmont Village at the Metro-North station off Chatsworth Avenue every Saturday year-round.
“…Down to Earth Markets sees farmers markets as a gathering point for good food, but also conversations with neighbors and connections to the things that bring a community together, like the good work being done by the Humane Society of Westchester,” said Rousseau.
Founded in 1911 as the New Rochelle Humane Society, the Humane Society of Westchester is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the human/animal bond through the compassionate care and treatment of animals throughout Westchester County and beyond. Its goal is to create a living environment that is not just a shelter, but a transitional home for stray, lost, abandoned, injured and abused animals, until they can ultimately be placed in loving permanent homes. Since 1991, Down to Earth Markets has been connecting cooks and eaters to New York’s local food producers by bringing the region’s farmers and food makers together at community-based farmers markets. They are a mission-driven “best for the world” B Corp focused on the people and small businesses building a strong and sustainable local food system.
