Vermont Foodbank and the Center for an Agricultural Economy Host The Governor’s Institute of Vermont
The Vermont Foodbank is hosting a group from The Governor’s Institute of Vermont on July 22, to glean and process food for distribution to Vermonters in need. The Governor’s Institute students will also work at the Center for an Agricultural Economy’s shared use processing facility in Hardwick, to process vegetables into packaged and cut forms. All food will be distributed by the Vermont Foodbank to food shelves and meal sites throughout Vermont, helping to make fresh food more accessible to Vermonters in need, especially the elderly and disabled who may have a harder time processing and cooking fresh food.
WHO: Vermont Foodbank and Center for an Agricultural Economy staff and students from The Governor’s Institute of Vermont working together to help feed Vermonters in need.
WHAT: A group from the Governor’s Institute will spend the morning processing fresh produce at the Vermont Food Venture Center, the shared-use processing facility, in Hardwick. In the afternoon, the group will gather at Pete’s Greens for an afternoon of gleaning.
WHEN and WHERE: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
8:30AM – 1:30PM Processing Produce
Vermont Food Venture Center
140 Junction Road
Hardwick, VT
1:30 – 3:00PM Gleaning fresh produce
Pete’s Greens
266 South Craftsbury Road
Craftsbury, VT
About Vermont Foodbank
Vermont Foodbank is the state’s largest hunger-relief organization, serving Vermont through a network of 270 food shelves, meal sites, shelters, senior centers and youth programs. In FY2013, the Vermont Foodbank distributed nearly 8.2 million pounds of food to as many as 86,000 Vermonters. The Vermont Foodbank, a member of Feeding America, is nationally recognized as one of the most effective and efficient nonprofits and food banks in the nation. Charity Navigator awarded the Vermont Foodbank four out of a possible four stars. Learn more at www.charitynavigator.org. Ten percent of Vermont households support the Vermont Foodbank. Find out why at www.vtfoodbank.org/.
About the Center for an Agricultural Economy
The Center for an Agricultural Economy engages the public in building a regenerative, locally based, healthy food system through collaboration opportunities, food access and hunger relief, educational outreach and critical infrastructure. Our shared-use processing facility, the Vermont Food Venture Center, offers food business incubation and support services to farms and food businesses. Through these services, the VFVC supports job creation, strengthens Vermont’s local food network and further builds the agricultural economy. Learn more at http://www.hardwickagriculture.org/vermont-food-venture-center
About The Governor’s Institute of Vermont
The Governor’s Institutes is the renowned summer enrichment program in Vermont for high school students. GIV empowers young people with intensive, hands-on learning experiences in college settings which inspire their academic and creative passions, build confidence and leadership, and expand their sense of possibility. Learn more at http://www.giv.org/
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