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Farmers Work with Local Food Banks to Feed Kentuckians Summer Produce

Sarah Vaughn2019-07-29T09:48:08-04:00July 29th, 2019|

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Many Kentucky farmers are participating in a statewide program that channels produce to local food banks.
The program – one of the first of its kind in the country – pays farmers to harvest, pack and transport produce from the field to families in need.

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Ky. farmers needed for Farms to Food Banks Program

Sarah Vaughn2019-07-16T16:07:22-04:00July 15th, 2019|

LEXINGTON, Ky. – As the 2019 growing season in Kentucky kicks off, Feeding Kentucky is calling all Kentucky farmers to participate in the Farms to Food Banks program.

The successful Farms to Food Banks program, entering its 9th year, works to reduce food waste by rescuing cosmetically blemished produce and distributing it to Kentuckians at risk of hunger. It covers a farmer’s cost of picking, packing and transporting produce from the field to a food bank.

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Report: More Kentucky Children Get Free Summer Meals

Sarah Vaughn2019-07-10T09:33:29-04:00July 10th, 2019|

FRANKFORT, Ky. – More children in Kentucky are getting their breakfast and lunch through federally funded summer nutrition programs, according to a report released today by the Food Research and Action Center.

The state has expanded the sites where children can get free summer meals beyond schools – to libraries, YMCAs, churches, and parks – to nearly 2,000 locations. That’s one reason the number of meals served last summer jumped by more than 15% from 2017.
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