We like featuring our colleagues at the Vermont Foodbank here on the blog. If you've called or visited the Vermont Foodbank in Barre,you've probably spoken with our next featured guest. In fact, if you live anywhere in central Vermont, it's likely you've met or know Patrick Gilbert our Receptionist. Here's his story... I am the [...]
Is Your Business Ready to Go Orange? Hunger affects 1 in 7 Vermonters. As individuals, businesses, charities and government, we all have a role to play in getting food to those who are in need. Partnerships are especially important to fulfilling the Vermont Foodbank’s mission of gathering and sharing quality food so that no one [...]
The Harpoon Point to Point presented by National Life Group will be held Saturday, August 9, 2014 to benefit the Vermont Foodbank. Three new, exciting rides are planned for riders, all ending at the Harpoon Brewery after-party in Windsor, Vermont. We have five wonderful bike shop partners that take good care of riders and their [...]
Vermont Foodbank staff went to the Vermont State House on Hunger Awareness Day, Feb. 12th, to connect with legislators and to drive home the point that hunger exists in every community in Vermont. Â More than 88,000 Vermonters live in poverty (2010). Â In 2012, the Vermont Foodbank distributed more than 8 million pounds of food to [...]
This Thursday, in Montpelier, VT at the Hunger Mountain Coop, fill your growler with delicious Hill Farmstead brew. For every growler filled, $2 will be donated to the Vermont Foodbank. Hope to see you there from 3PM to 6PM! Learn more about this event here.
Looking for a festive and yummy activity this weekend? Magic Hat Oktoberfeast might be for you! With unlimited sampling from more than 30 Vermont food purveyors in a farmers’ market-style setting, live music, and an outdoor beer garden featuring limited edition Magic Hat brews, Oktoberfeast promises to be a fabulous way to spend a fall [...]
