Stories for Agriculture

A dedicated group of employees from Chase, led by Leepika Dhillon, Mike Murphy and Noel Smyth, are doing their part this growing season to make a difference and provide fresh, organic produce to Delawareans in need through an employee-run garden on the property of Chase’s Wilmington and Newark campuses. The team of volunteers has been…

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Food Bank of Delaware will help distribute surplus produce Even though Delaware had a cool spring and residents experienced a rainy June, local home-based gardens will soon be yielding fresh produce. Gardeners whose harvest is greater than their need have an opportunity to share extra fruit, vegetables and herbs with the neighbors through the Food…

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Delaware residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can now enjoy the benefits of fresh produce by shopping at community farmers’ markets statewide. Ten markets accept EBT cards, and two (Lewes and Newark Co-op) offer double benefits, according to Kathy Jackson, a state Department of Agriculture marketing specialist. That means those two markets…

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The Food Bank of Delaware officially announced the new Corteva Agriscience™ Farm this morning at the organization’s future home at 222 Lake Drive in Newark. Thanks to a $400,000 donation originally from DuPont and now from Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, the Food Bank of Delaware has begun to lay the roots on a…

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Thanks to the generosity of Perdue Farms, Delaware families struggling with food insecurity will have access to nutritious chicken. Perdue delivered 28,000 pounds of no-antibiotics-ever chicken to the Food Bank of Delaware this afternoon. The chicken will be distributed to families in need through the Food Bank’s network of 536 hunger-relief program partners across the…

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Using fresh produce and herbs enhances the flavor of any recipe, and for the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, an on-site garden provided produce throughout the growing season. Chef Instructor Tish Badamshin frequently sends culinary school students out the back door to harvest tomatoes and herbs, and they created delicious recipes based…

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While the temperatures don’t quite feel like fall yet, Delaware’s summer growing season is winding down. Volunteers from JPMorgan Chase spent the summer tending to an on-site garden at three Chase campuses in Delaware. To date, the volunteers have harvested more than 720 pounds of fresh produce says volunteer Leepika Dhillon. Earlier this spring, volunteers…

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Everyone agreed we could not have ordered better fall weather for our annual Dinner in the Orchard! Thanks to T.S. Smith & Sons, our sponsors, local growers and businesses, and those who attended, this year’s Dinner in the Orchard on Sept. 7 was a sell-out success! In keeping with tradition, the al fresco dining event…

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By Laura Sahd RD, Community Nutritionist Summer is the perfect season to soak up the sun, spend time with family, and get local, fresh produce for those summer night cookouts! Summer is the main growing season for Delaware farmers. Fruits and vegetables abundant during the summer months include: most berries, melons like cantaloupe and watermelon,…

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Have surplus produce? The Food Bank of Delaware can accept it! With summer’s crop of tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn and more in almost full bloom, the Food Bank of Delaware wants to remind the community that the hunger-relief organization and many of its network partners can accept fresh produce donations. 114,000-plus Delawareans depend on…

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