This soup tastes homemade — is it?

Pretty much. While we can’t legally produce food for sale in private homes, we do hire and train home chefs to work their magic in our kitchen. 

When I buy a soup, do you give away the exact same soup? 

The soups we give away are usually test runs of new recipes. They all come with a survey so we can get feedback from a really diverse pool of people. 

Why do you work with refugees?

Everybody’s different, but the experience of forxced displacement can bring out 3 wonderful qualities that we look for in a team member:

1. Hard-won perspective = Interesting conversation + calm in a storm.

2. Learning a new language (maybe even a new alphabet) while holding down a job, kids, etc. = solid work ethic 

3. Hearing your country referred to as a shithole and your people as garbage = a deep desire to tell a better story.

Where can I get soup?

All summer long we’ll be at the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market on Thursdays and the Central New York Regional Market on Saturdays. Free soup is available at any of the pickup spots maintained by Syracuse Community Fridge.

We’re aiming to be in grocery store freezers in Syracuse & Ithaca by fall 2026 and Rochester, Hudson Valley & Brooklyn in 2027.