Farm-City: Volunteers Harvest Thanksgiving Dinner For 1,000 Needy Families

November 28, 2025

Earlier this week, students and volunteers from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties worked in fields near Jay to harvest vegetables that will help feed about 1,000 needy families for Thanksgiving.

The event at the University of Florida’s West Florida Research and Education Center is part of Farm to City Week and brought the bounty of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences farm to the needy in the city.

The students were from agricultural programs and organizations, including FFA members from local schools.

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The produce was distributed to 500 families in Escambia County and 500 more in Santa Rosa County along with a turkey and all the trimmings for a Thanksgiving meal from Feeding the Gulf Coast and the Waterfront Rescue Mission.

Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “Farm-City: Volunteers Harvest Thanksgiving Dinner For 1,000 Needy Families”

  1. Rodney on November 28th, 2025 10:45 am

    It is wonderful to read these stories. With all of the drama and anger infiltrating society, this helps us to see the world still has some wonderful people that are willing to share.

  2. Jewels on November 28th, 2025 7:52 am

    Such a wonderful project! Great kids!!





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