USDA Covid-19 study findings show government programs were crucial The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Sept. 8 report indicated that food insecurity in the United States for the year 2020 remained level, as compared to pre-pandemic 2019 numbers. This result proves […]
Tag: Vermont Foodbank
Rutland Regional hosts VeggieVanGo ® program
Thursday, Jan. 24, 9 a.m.—RUTLAND— Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) will host this month’s VeggieVanGo program on Thursday, Jan. 24 from 9-10 a.m. in the parking lot by the CVPS/Leahy Community Health Education Center at RRMC. The Vermont Foodbank’s VeggieVanGo program provides free fresh, […]
Vermont Foodbank teams-up with the Allstate Foundation to Fight Hunger
Allstate agency owners are coming together to support the Vermont Foodbank by holding a donation drive in their agencies until Sept. 15. Agency owners are calling on residents to support local families and youth as they begin the new school […]
Gleaning veggies benefits locals in need
Home gardens and local farm fields are beginning to fill up with fresh produce as the growing season gets underway. And with it, the Vermont Foodbank’s gleaning teams are taking to the fields to harvest surplus fresh food for people […]
Local farms to give produce to hungry Vermonters
By Katy Savage PAWLET—Laughing Child Farm owners Tim and Brooke Hughes-Muse got into the business to provide healthy, organic food to friends and neighbors. They focus on one crop on their farm in Pawlet: sweet potatoes. The Hughes-Muses have grown […]
Vermont Foodbank announces workshops for Hunger Action Conference
Friday, May 4—KILLINGTON—The Vermont Foodbank will hold its annual Hunger Action Conference on Friday, May 4 at Killington Grand Resort Hotel 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference is a full-day educational event that will provide over 300 attendees from the charitable […]
RAFFL programs to continue with new sponsors
By Evan Johnson The board of directors of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) announced last week that all of its existing programs will continue operating into the future, despite RAFFL’s impending closure. The RAFFL board announced in […]
Vermont Foodbank asks Vermont to take action to end hunger
This September the Vermont Foodbank, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take […]
Food insecurity still high among U.S., Vermont seniors
The Vermont Foodbank announced Thursday, Aug. 17, the release of The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2015, a study of food insecurity among seniors in the U.S. produced by Feeding America. Food insecurity refers to the lack of […]
Cyclists take on hunger
Vermont Foodbank takes up the fight against hunger with the annual Harpoon Point to Point ride on Sunday, Aug. 12. Since its inception in 2002, the Harpoon Point to Point has become the Vermont Foodbank’s largest fundraiser of the year, raising […]