October 20, 2015
Seniors benefit from CSA program; fresh produce boosts health during the summer and beyond
Jimmie Scott and her husband, Benjamin, are beyond grateful for the support they have received from the Food Bank of Delaware. The Frederica residents are senior citizens, coping with issues that face many in their age group: their income is very limited and they have serious health issues. Mrs. Scott is disabled, her husband retired…
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August 20, 2015
Growing fresh foods with the New Castle County Master Gardeners
New Castle County Master Gardeners have been working hard all summer tending to their demonstration garden outside the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension office in Newark. Produce grown in the garden is donated to the Food Bank and Little Sisters of the Poor. Last year, the group donated close to 900 pounds! Master Gardener Rick…
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July 14, 2015
Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 27
Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the fourth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 27 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will in exchange receive free gate admittance…
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June 17, 2015
CSA program benefits everyone
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program got off to a great start today as more than 100 boxes went out from distribution sites at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch and at the Downtown Dover Farmers’ Market. New Castle County residents will pick up boxes on Thursday in Newark…
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June 2, 2015
Food Bank, veterans partner for growing experience
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator In mid-April, the Food Bank of Delaware built raised garden beds inside a courtyard of one of its neighbors. These gardens are specifically for residents of the Delaware Veterans Home located about a half mile away on the other side of Airport Road in Milford. The wood-framed garden beds are…
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May 19, 2015
CSA program provides fresh, local produce; sign up to benefit self, others
Delaware’s summer growing season is almost here, and it’s time to sign up for the Community Support Agriculture (CSA) through the Food Bank of Delaware. Though CSA is a relatively new concept, most people are aware that it’s an opportunity to buy shares of local produce that are boxed, and then picked up weekly throughout…
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March 18, 2015
J.G. Townsend Jr. & Company donates close to 60,000 pounds of frozen produce to Food Bank of Delaware
Remember Talley’s blog from a few weeks ago announcing a donation of 40,000 pounds of fresh, locally-grown produce from J.G. Towsend Jr. & Company? Well, we are excited to announce that the Georgetown company has donated an additional 19,000-plus pounds to us! This brings their total donation to close to 60,000 pounds of frozen black-eyed peas, green…
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March 4, 2015
Introducing… the Produce Access Program (part 2)
Did you miss part one? Click here to read it! By Matt Talley, Produce Access Coordinator After my initial visit to J.G. Townsend Jr. & Co., I wasn’t quite sure exactly what the outcome would be for the Food Bank. Speaking with the frozen foods processor was one of my first attempts to cultivate a…
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February 26, 2015
Introducing… The Produce Access Program
By Matt Talley, Produce Access Coordinator “New Castle County straddles I-95 and the Boston-Washington Corridor, which is the most densely populated and urbanized area of the country.” I was explaining our state’s unique geography to Bob Branham, a fellow food banker visiting Delaware from the Twin Cities. “Wilmington and the entire Delaware River Valley are…
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