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Community Created Through Service

January 28, 2020 by Emily White

Every Tuesday morning a group of about 15 individuals comes to volunteer at The Food Group.  Over these past couple of years they’ve packed about 840,000 pounds of produce packs for the Fare For All program. These packs sell for $10 at the Fare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Volunteers Tagged With: blog, volunteers

Partner Spotlight: Cooking with Perspectives Kids Cafe

November 12, 2018 by Kristin Smith

The Food Group is fortunate to work with over 170 food shelves and meal programs throughout the state. One such partner, Perspectives Kids Cafe, is a licensed commercial kitchen/dining classroom. They provide services to homeless and low-income … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blog, childhood hunger, Community, cooking, Education, hunger, hunger fighter, Kids, Nutrition, partner, partner spotlight, program

A Lesson on Gratitude

October 26, 2018 by Kristin Smith

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, the leaves turning bright colors and the crisp fall air giving me hope for a few more precious days of fall. After a long morning of meetings, I was hopeful as I walked into Meadow Lake Elementary School. A stone’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blog, Community, donate, Education, giving, gratitude, hunger fighter, LDI, Meadow Lake Elementary, spirit of giving, support, thank you

Fare for All’s Busiest Season Fast Approaching

October 15, 2018 by Kristin Smith

The Food Group has a founding belief that everyone deserves access to healthy food- no matter who they are or where they come from. To meet the need for healthy food in our community, The Food Group's Fare for All program stays busy travelling across … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blog, Community, fare for all, groceries, holiday pack, hunger, hunger fighter, hunger relief, Nutrition, program, social enterprise, volunteer

Community Food Leaders Connect Through Food Stories

October 2, 2018 by Kristin Smith

                The Food Group's Community Food Project The Food Group focuses on growing, gleaning (i.e. harvesting extra), and processing fresh fruits and vegetables for our partner … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blog, Community, Community Food Leader, cooking, Farming, Food Justice, food preservation, food stories, Giving Gardens, hunger fighter, Nutrition, produce, recipes

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