Tag: Food banks

Connect with your local food system this World Food Day

by Tory Moore
October 11, 2022

World Food Day is celebrated globally each year on October 16. Those in Central Florida can celebrate with local UF/IFAS Extension events throughout October. In 2021, 13.5 million U.S. households were food insecure, meaning they lacked reliable ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community Gardens, Farm To Table, Farms, Food Banks, Food Insecurity, Food System, Food Systems, Global Food Systems Institute, Hunger, Local Food, World Food Day

Peanut Butter Challenge collects over 13 tons statewide

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 22, 2020

The 2020 UF/IFAS Peanut Butter Challenge collected just over 27,000 pounds of peanut butter across 53 counties, all of which will fill participating counties’ food banks this holiday season. This year marks the first in which the event ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Escambia County, Food Banks, Food Insecurity, Libbie Johnson, Peanut Butter Challenge

Florida farmers overcome COVID-19 impacts

by Tory Moore
September 14, 2020

More than 70% of Florida’s large farms sell to the service industry which includes theme parks, hotels, restaurants and cruise lines. When COVID-19 brought the tourism industry to a crashing halt this spring, farmers around the state quickly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Food Banks

UF/IFAS Extension to assist in FDACS project connecting food-insecure families with Florida-grown produce

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 14, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP) is among the organizations partnering on a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)-led grant project to fight food insecurity in several rural ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Family Nutrition Program, FDACS, Food Banks, Grant, Grant Project, Karla Shelnutt, Living Healthy In Florida, Nikki Fried, Rural Communities, UF/IFAS Extension

Farms deliver produce to local food banks through USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

by Tory Moore
June 16, 2020

When COVID-19 shut down the food service industry, which supplies entertainment venues like sports arenas, cruise ships and theme parks, many farmers had crops out in the field without their usual buyers open to purchase the goods. The USDA ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agriculture, CFAP, COVID19, Food Banks, Local Food, TCAA, Usda

UF/IFAS Extension veteran: Farmers give to food banks in time of COVID-19

by Brad Buck
April 15, 2020

With the COVID-19 shutdowns increasing people’s need for food, some consumers rely on nonprofits for a bite to eat. To help, farmers in Florida and elsewhere are donating excess produce to food banks, said a UF/IFAS expert. In fact, some ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Farmers, Food Banks, Gene McAvoy, Hendry County, Produce, UF/IFAS Extension

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