The newest edition of the FDN newsletter is hot off the press! Take a look: Good Food Exchange Fall/Winter 2015–2016 Contents include: FDN’s Partnership with Unity House Exemplifies Spirit of the Season Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair, December 5, 2015 Volunteer Spotlight featuring Gary and Helen Hurlbutt 2015 Neighborhood Food Hub Report FDN Applauds New Federal Goals for Reducing Food Waste
Interview conducted in 2015 by Ivy Miller. Local Couple Follows Their Passion of Fighting Hunger Within Community How many years has it been since you started volunteering with FDN? Gary: Five. We started off just picking up food for the pantry for Reach Out for Christ Church (in Freeville, NY). Picking up food from the […]
ITHACA, NY – Backyard gardeners and other area growers donated more than 8,268 pounds of produce to neighbors in need via Friendship Donations Network’s Neighborhood Food Hubs. “The Neighborhood Food Hubs were designed to make it easy for people to donate extra garden produce, by dropping it off at any of the 15 hubs located […]
Local Group Has Redistributed Tons of Food to the Hungry over Decades ITHACA, NY— Food waste is an enormous problem, costing millions and harming the environment. This week the Obama administration announced the first ever national goal for reducing food waste, targeting a 50% reduction by 2030. When you look at the oil that’s […]
ITHACA, NY— Friendship Donations Network (FDN) — a local nonprofit that rescues food and reduces hunger — just received 10 bushels of apples from Cornell Orchards. This marks Cornell Orchards’ first weekly donation of this year’s apple season to FDN. These generous donations from Cornell Orchards will be delivered to local venues such as Loaves and Fishes, Immaculate Conception Food […]
