Rosemarie cherished summers at her grandparents’ farm where she was surrounded by fresh food produce like field peas, okra, cucumbers, watermelon and collard greens. Her grandmother taught her to cook and make preserves using pears, figs and other fruits. “What we couldn’t use we always saved for the community so that nothing went to waste,” she recalled. But during the … [Read more...] about Rosemarie’s Story: “A new career is within my grasp.”
Culinary Training Program
Food for the Future
What if we could feed the hungry, help veterans, homeless families and low-income adults find skilled work, fill a critical gap in the local economy, and save taxpayer dollars — all at the same time? That’s the question facing the Florida Legislature this year, as our legislators decide whether to grant funding to Second Harvest’s Culinary Training Program, through HB 3881, … [Read more...] about Food for the Future
