All of the New Mexico food banks participate in the Fresh Produce Initiative. The Initiatvie is at the core of the Association's mission to build a well nourished New Mexico.  Last year, NMAFB’s member food banks distributed more than 7 million pounds of fresh produce through more than 600 local charities. This increased access to healthy fruits and vegetables for New Mexico’s needy takes on even greater importance as the nation focuses attention on the current obesity and diabetes epidemics.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are donated and purchased from several sources. Millions of pounds of potatoes come from Navajo Agricultural Products, Inc. (NAPI), truckloads of fresh produce are shared with the Association of Arizona Food Banks and a variety of fresh foods are donated through America's Second Harvest.Through a generous grant from the Daniels Fund we are able to support New Mexico's famers by purchasing locally grown produce. Funds provided by the Kraft Community Nutrition Program help us to transport donated fruits and vegetables grown outside the state. Funds from The McCune Charitable Foundation, Albertson's, The Presbyterian Hunger Program and Boeing Company have also helped us distribute fresh fruits and vegetables to hungry New Mexicans.