Tag Archives: food bank

December is Farm to Food Bank Month – Pushing for 200 Million Pounds of Food Annually by 2015

November 14, 2013   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

It is believed that more than 49 million people are food insecure in our nation – one in every six Americans.  In California, almost 4 million people are food insecure, which means they could not afford enough food at least once in the previous year.  As you can imagine, the hardest hit demographic is low-income households with children. In a …

Read More
Posted in AG Vision, Food Access | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

December is Farm to Food Bank Month – Donations Make a Difference

November 16, 2012   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

As we launch our second annual Farm to Food Bank Month, I’m excited about the commitment and generosity of California’s farmers and ranchers to support our local communities and consumers with food donations. Nearly 1 in 9 individuals, or close to 4 million people, in California are food insecure. This means that over the course of one year about 10 …

Read More
Posted in AG Vision, Food Access, State Board of Food and Agriculture | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Fresno Bee – Farmers boost donations to valley’s hungry

December 14, 2011   Office of Public Affairs

http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/12/13/2648491/farmers-give-to-valleys-hungry.html When Andy Souza, president of the Community Food Bank in Fresno, asked valley farmers for help to feed the needy, they donated by the truckload. The result, Souza said Tuesday, was 40% more produce than last year for a total of 10 million pounds. In all, the food bank has distributed about 24 million pounds of food this year …

Read More
Posted in AG Vision, Agricultural Education, Food Access, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment