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Culinary Arts are a Tool in the Fight Against Hunger
The Culinary Arts are essential in fighting hunger and feeding hope at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
In multiple ways, the food bank’s programs heavily involve culinary work, emphasize the importance of good nutrition and demonstrate building community through food.
The Food Bank’s Culinary Training, Medically Tailored Meals and childhood hunger programs, along with Plate Above Catering all contribute to supporting neighbors facing hunger.
Nutritious Pantry Network Expands to Bring Healthy Food Closer to Neighbors
Residents of Paisley have to travel ten miles in either direction to get to a grocery store.
Access to food, especially nutritious and fresh food, is limited in the small east Lake County community that is considered a food desert.
Impact Paisley food pantry leaders, with the support of the community, are trying to change that by joining Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s Nutritious Pantry Network. The feeding partner was one of five to recently earn the designation of Certified Nutritious Pantry, bringing the total to 14.
More Nutritious Pantry Network Expands to Bring Healthy Food Closer to Neighbors
Added Storage Capacity Expands Reach in Marion County
Adding one refrigerated storage trailer at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida branch in Ocala has increased access to nutritious food for thousands of Marion County neighbors.
A second Conex box, an insulated, climate-controlled shipping container, was installed at the branch earlier this year to increase storage capacity for perishable foods such as produce, dairy products and meat that are the overflow from the facility’s main cooler and freezer.
