John Kearns is a volunteer in our warehouse and in our gleaning program. Andrea Solazzo, our Gleaning and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Northern Region, especially appreciates the consistent help and the distance he's been willing to travel. On top of his volunteer work, he's creating an online hub connecting people in the food system, [...]
This summer, Sterling College students assisted our gleaning program by harvesting fresh, excess produce from Pete's Greens in Craftsbury, VT. They gathered 450 lbs of chard for food shelves and meal sites in the area, as well as interviewed our Gleaning & Community Outreach Coordinator for the Northeast Kingdom, Andrea Solazzo. Beana Bern, Digital Content [...]
"Lucy Wollaeger has been a special volunteer for the Vermont Foodbank gleaning program. Not only has she been a great gleaner, working diligently and thoughtfully, but she deeply cares about the work being done at the Vermont Foodbank. Her dedication towards getting local, fresh vegetables to neighbors in need is inspiring and shown is through [...]
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 [...]
