Something unexpected appeared recently in downtown Woodstock along Wall Street. A whimsical Little Free Pantry has been installed on the stone patio behind the Woodstock Visitors Center.

Following the renovation of the Visitors Center this spring, staff needed to find a new home for the 1930s refrigerator that belonged to the Dean family and has been used for years to store antique ledgers in Deans Store. Marketing Manager Stacy Brown discovered The Little Free Pantry project a grassroots, crowdsourced solution that applies the Little Free Library concept to activate community engagement in regard to food insecurity. According to the projects website, Whether a need for food or a need to give, the Little Free Pantry facilitates neighbors helping neighbors, building community.

Artists Deidra Smith and Darryl Reddy collaborated on this piece of functional public art to benefit our community. The Little Free Pantry is installed and accepting donations behind the Woodstock Visitors Center.