The 2015 Hunger Action Conference was a great success this year - thank you to all of the anti-hunger advocates who attended! Connecting Hunger, Nutrition and Health Killington, Vermont Friday, May 8, 2015 This year's conference explored the relationship between hunger, health and nutrition and offer tangible takeaways for addressing the dietary needs and well-being [...]
Phantom – a new eatery in Waitsfield, VT, with an ever-changing, creative menu inspired by local ingredients – shared with us why they chose to participate in Vermont Restaurant Week, which benefits the Vermont Foodbank. Here’s what their head chef, Matt Sargent, had to say... When the folks at the Vermont Foodbank asked me to [...]
Vermont Restaurant Week is a ten-day culinary adventure. From April 24-May 3, 2015, participating restaurants offer special, prix-fixe menus showcasing their chefs’ greatest dishes. The week also includes a special calendar of food-themed events. Ten percent of the proceeds from sponsorships and 100% of special event admissions will be donated to the Vermont Foodbank. The [...]
From April 24-May 3, 2015, participating restaurants will offer special, prix-fixe menus showcasing their chefs’ greatest dishes, as part of the annual Vermont Restaurant Week, which benefits the Vermont Foodbank! Menus will feature multi-course dinners (e.g. appetizer, entreé and dessert) priced at $20, $30 or $40 per person. Select restaurants offer discounted breakfast, brunch or [...]
National Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 12-18. We'd like to take this opportunity - on the blog, with social media, in person and at our facilities - to thank the volunteers that help us serve our neighbors in need. To kick off the week on the blog, we thought there would be no better way [...]
The Vermont Foodbank received the proceeds from Price Chopper’s 2014 Check Out Hunger campaign, which included a donation of $4,894 and 4,788 pounds of food. Price Chopper raised more than $47,000 and more than 29 tons of food for 14 local food banks and their affiliated kitchens and pantries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New [...]
