Harvest Report: Apricots and Cherries On The Way
Soon, we’ll be getting loads of apricots and cherries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints orchard. This will be a perfect time to distribute these fresh fruits,…
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Regence BlueShield of Idaho Event Shows New Facility Progress
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Harvest Report: More Partners Step Up to Help
We received news this month that Peaceful Belly Farms will be helping us provide produce to partners near them. They’ve committed to donating their excess produce to pantries and partners….
Harvest Report: Summer Crops Growing Strong
The picture above is produce from Blue Barn Produce in Notus. They’ve donated portions of their yield to help solve hunger over the years. You can see it’s growing strong…
When Life Gives You Lemons
Sometimes solving hunger can seem like an insurmountable problem. What can one person really do? Callia, a Boise eight-year-old, shows that one person, even a child, can make a huge difference.
Students Unite to Solve Hunger
When Cheyenne found out students at a school she once attended were suffering from hunger, she knew she had to act.
Harvest Report: Spring Blossoms
Above is a picture of plums growing at the LDS Orchard in Caldwell. They’re green and they definitely aren’t ripe, but they’re signs of great things to come for this…
New Season at Prison Farm
Another season has begun at the Prison Farm at the Southern Idaho Correctional Institution (SICI). The 10-acre field produced about 388,000 pounds of fresh produce for Idahoans in need in…
Things will get better: Janet’s story
For a parent, the pangs of hunger are hardly the worst torment endured. Far beyond the focus on one’s own discomfort is an aim at quieting the grumblings of your little ones.
Land O’ Lakes donates 40,000 pounds of macaroni & cheese
Land O’Lakes, Inc. donated 40,000 pounds of LAND O LAKES® Macaroni & Cheese to The Idaho Foodbank. This is the Land O’Lakes First Run Program’s 99 donation since it was established in 2010. The program is committed to donating truckloads of fresh product year round, made specifically for food banks to help alleviate hunger nationwide.
Signs of Spring and More Food On Its Way
At the LDS orchard in Caldwell, you can see the signs of spring and the fruit that will grow and head to the people in Idaho who need assistance. The…
Children in Your Community are Hungry: A Teacher’s Story
Many in Idaho do not understand the growing need that must be filled. Children in your community are hungry. Out of 20 students in Ms. Clark’s class, six of them receive food backpacks supplied by The Idaho Foodbank every Friday. (That is nearly 1/3 of the class.) The Backpack Buddy program gives children easy-to-make breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks. These young students who rely heavily on free and reduced-price school lunches as the bulk of their food for the week have access to food during the weekend thanks to the program.