-
Fulton County Schools lunch menu going gourmet with Student Choice Food Challenge
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Schools’ lunch menu is getting ready to graduate from “so passé” to acing the taste test. The food at Alpharetta’s Manning Oaks Elementary is part of the Fulton County School system’s 5th Student Choice Food Challenge. For this year’s contest, Chef Reggie Sloan is serving up healthy food, cooked…
-
Money is on the way to West Virginia food banks, pantries
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — There are critical shortages at food banks and pantries across the state, but now some major help is on the way. Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) is sending in more money, fulfilling a pledge he made in this year’s State of the State Address. Food pantries, such as the one at Charleston’s…
-
‘Mobilize us as citizens’: West Louisville summit discusses food insecurity in Metro
It was a day full of community conversations and a resource fair. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 7th annual Economic Mobility Summit in west Louisville talked on Friday about the state of food insecurity in the Metro. It was a day full of community conversations and a resource fair. This year’s keynote speaker was Rev. Vincent…
-
With food and shelter scarce in Gaza, Palestinians turn to each other
Confronting an ongoing Israeli bombing campaign and the feeling they’ve been abandoned to face a war zone on their own, Palestinians in Gaza are turning to each other to share what little shelter, water, and food they can, even as truckloads of humanitarian aid remain stuck on the Egypt-Gaza border. Compassion and generosity may not…
-
Many frustrated in Davidson County as food stamp benefits are delayed
Many families in Davidson County are without food and nutrition services, also known as food stamps, due to a backlog. Dozens of people have reached out to WXII, saying this is a massive issue and that the delay is making it hard for them to feed their families. Melissa Davis, who lives in Davidson County,…
-
Bear Bites Food Truck offering themed menu pop-ups Tuesdays-Thursdays – UMaine News
The Bear Bites food truck will return with themed-menu pop-up events for dinner on Tuesdays and lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays Taco Tuesday dinners will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesdays near Alumni Hall on the Mall. Lunch specials will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesdays by the Collins Center for the…
-
A new food truck park has opened in Louisville. Here’s what you need to know
The dream began when it seemed another dream was ending. Months after working to grow his food truck business in Lexington, Ray Hargons was forced to put on the breaks. “We went so hard I almost put myself in the hospital,” Hargons said. As he rested, Hargons scrolled online through commercial properties listed for sale.…
-
World Food Forum 2023 flagship event concludes with enhanced commitments to transform agrifood systems
Youth engagement, investment and science and innovation at the fore of a series of week-long events Rome- The third annual World Food Forum flagship event hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has drawn to a successful close, with attendees from across the world celebrating a week of intense discussions,…
-
Food safety experts at NRN’s Food Safety Symposium discuss new
At Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Food Safety Symposium sponsored by Ecolab, held this year on Oct. 10 and 11 at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, food safety leaders from 17 different major restaurant chains and hospitality companies across the U.S. came together to discuss the current and future state of the food…
-
Catholic Charities plans food distribution hub to help reduce food insecurity
(iStock) Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is planning to repurpose the former Re-Bath showroom on Coursey Boulevard into a food distribution hub to help reduce food insecurity in the region… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Continue reading this story and get ACCESS to all our content from any device with a subscription…