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Farm-City Thanksgiving Meals Distributed To 600 Families
November 26, 2014
As part of Farm-City week, 600 families in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties received full Thanksgiving meals Tuesday — much of it locally grown — thanks to the efforts of local farms, food banks and hundreds of FFA and 4-H students. Students from Tate High School’s FFA chapter and local 4-H clubs helped with the Escambia County distribution at the Waterfront Rescue Mission.
The 400 pre-qualified families in Santa Rosa County and 200 in Escambia County received turkeys, collard and turnip greens, sweet potatoes, cornmeal, canned goods and desserts. The sweet potatoes were donated by local farmers and sorted by FFA students from a half dozen schools, and students also picked the collards and turnips from field Monday at the University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences West Florida Research and Education Center.
Representatives from the Santa Rosa and Escambia Extension Services were at the distribution sites providing recipe cards and cooking advice.
Farm to City Week is a national effort with the goal to bring about a better understanding between rural and urban people by increasing their knowledge and appreciation for agriculture.
The locally grown produce was harvested at the University of Florida, West Florida Research and Education Center by participating Ag students from Jay High School, Central High School, Milton High School, Northview High School, Tate High School, Ernest Ward Middle School and King Middle School. [Read more about Monday's activities here....]
Pictures: Students ready for Farm-City Week food distribution Wednesday. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Farm-City Thanksgiving Meals Distributed To 600 Families”
Excellent job.
Too bad there isn’t a listing of our local farmers. They could probably benefit from our buying what they grow and we could definitely benefit from getting fresh, healthy food. A more extensive listing for who grows what along with when and where to get it would be even better.
Congratulations to everyone on this GREAT event Barrineau Park 4-H is very proud to participate. A lot of hard work went into planning and preperation to make this event run so smoothly. Wishing everyone in the community a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.
Congratulations to everyone on this GREAT nevent Barrineau Park 4-H is very proud to participate. A lot of hard work went into planning and preperation to make this event run so smoothly. Wishing everyone in the community a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.