RSVP for Soup's On

This fundraiser was born during the first dark winter of the pandemic to help restaurants in dire straits as well as providing pay-it-forward meals for those in need. It still puts money toward the Healthy Food for All food security program as well as benefiting participating food purveyors. You get frozen quarts of comforting homemade soup and, new this year, the option to add on FEED Bakery’s Cookie of the Week to your order. Soup's On is “on” weekly through March 2023 (though note, it does take off the last two weeks of December). Orders can be placed weekly (Wednesday-Saturday) at danebuylocal.com/soups-on and picked up on Tuesdays at FEED Kitchens. Delivery is also available.

media release: The third season of the incredibly popular Soup’s On! premiers October 26. The seasonal program, which began in 2020 during the pandemic, will once again sell frozen quarts of freshly made, homemade soup created and prepared by local restaurants. The weekly sales help the restaurants, who continue to struggle because of staffing shortages and increased food costs. 

Last season, 5,633 quarts of soup were sold with the $83,746 going directly to the local restaurant participants. And of those quarts sold, 503 were donated to the Healthy Food for All food security program. A double win. New this year, purchasers will have the option to add FEED Bakery’s Cookie of the Week to their order.

Soup’s On! is supported, organized, and presented by Arcus Communications, Bunky’s Catering, Cap Times, Communication Concepts, Dane Buy Local, FEED Kitchens, Madison Essentials, Northside News, and Ulla Eyewear. The 2022‒2023 season starts October 26 and will run through March 2023. Orders can be placed weekly (Wednesday‒Saturday) at danebuylocal.com/soups-on and picked up on Tuesdays at FEED Kitchens (1219 N. Sherman Ave. Madison). Delivery is also available.

Dane Buy Local is part of a growing national movement of communities rallying to support independent businesses, ensuring the opportunity to operate an independent business endures. Dane Buy Local is a non-profit member organization helping to create a sustainable, vital local economy through collaboration, education, and promotion.