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From Farm to Table—And Beyond: Tackling Food Waste in North Carolina Can: Reduce Your Food Waste
Soy and corn. Pork and poultry. Sweet potatoes. Soy and corn. Pork and poultry. Sweet potatoes. North Carolina is an agricultural...
Apr 7
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Partnership and Produce
On the road again... Robert Branch is wearing his Second Harvest Food Bank cap and driving his truck east on I-40, classic rock playing...
Apr 20, 2021
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Food is a Starting Point
"Our work is centered on the needs of community members, as defined and prioritized by those community members," explains Marty Roberts,...
Apr 12, 2021
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Food for 15,000? No problem.
"Food for 15,000? No problem!" That’s what students from Providence Culinary Training will be saying after they have successfully...
Apr 7, 2021
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Walmart, Sam’s Club & Feeding America® Food Banks Partner to Help Fight Hunger
As the heightened need for food assistance brought on by the pandemic continues, Second Harvest Food Bank and our dedicated on-the-ground...
Apr 5, 2021
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Growing Food, Growing Hope
The Food Bank Garden wraps up another incredible year of supplying the some of the freshest, most nutritious food to Second Harvest.
Nov 15, 2019
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Second Harvest/Reynolda Publication Partnership Wins First Place
Produced in a special collaboration between Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and Reynolda House Museum of American Art,
Oct 9, 2019
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Food Lion Feeds helps prepare meals, restock shelves, and give our kitchen a little makeover.
Our supporters at Food Lion are helping us prepare meals for kids all week, as well as helping with a "kitchen makeover!"
Sep 18, 2019
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“It can be frustrating to be struggling so much at my age, but I’m alright.”
“I have this little bug called lung cancer,” Jim explains. “It’s been rough.” His “bug” doesn’t stop him, however. Even when he doesn’t...
Mar 18, 2019
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Eric Aft: Past Accomplishments and Future Achievements
Over the holidays my wife asked me if I’d be making any New Year’s resolutions. While I think she knew my standard answer (‘No, I don’t...
Jan 30, 2019
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A Strong Farm Bill: Thank you for your advocacy
[ Thank you to all of the anti-hunger advocates who fought for a 2018 Farm Bill that protects SNAP, strengthens TEFAP, and protects...
Dec 18, 2018
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Second Harvest Food Bank: 36 Years of Feeding Community
133 billion pounds of food is wasted every year, yet 42 million Americans do not get enough nutritious food to eat to lead healthy,...
Oct 11, 2018
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We Love Our Volunteers: Second Harvest 2018 Volunteer Awards
Every year, we gather for an evening to celebrate our volunteers who give so much to us, so frequently. Second Harvest volunteers engage...
Oct 2, 2018
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We Can’t Run On Empty: Hunger Action Month
Build Community. Inspire Action. Support the “We Can’t Run On Empty” Campaign We all need healthy food to be able to do our best work....
Sep 4, 2018
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Broccoli and Apple Slices.
Apple slices. Chicken fingers. Broccoli crowns. Peanut butter on a celery stick. This is the lunch being served at one of Second Harvest...
Aug 7, 2018
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Second Harvest Food Bank: Tornado Response
To our partners, supporters and friends, On Sunday evening, terrible storms struck communities served by Second Harvest Food Bank and our...
Apr 17, 2018
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Take the Pledge: Volunteering in the New Year
Volunteers power Second Harvest Food Bank. It’s as simple as that. We could not help provide food and resources to the one in four people...
Jan 11, 2018
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Finding Purpose: PCT Grad Michael Lewis Navigated Against the Odds to Fulfill a Dream
Michael Lewis admits his work ethic was not the strongest when he was a dishwasher. Dishwashing is, you can imagine, a very tedious job....
Dec 20, 2017
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Feeding the Carolinas, Together.
Across the Carolinas, there are 2.6 million people living in poverty. 2.6 million people. Early in the morning, a convoy of ten tractor...
Dec 15, 2017
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Bearing witness to the great generosity and kindness of our communities.
They are painting flowers. They are painting their favorite foods. They are painting trees and peace symbols and mandalas and cherry...
Nov 22, 2017
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