News (Page 19)

The Good Food Exchange: Summer 2015

Check out Friendship Donations Network’s summer newsletter: The Good Food Exchange: Summer 2015 Feature story: “Summer’s Bounty Is Not Wasted, Thanks to FDN’s Generous Food Donors” Volunteer Spotlight on Owen Zhang Update on the 2015 Neighborhood Food Hubs

Neighborhood Food Hubs begin on July 1

Have extra produce from your garden or CSA share? Here’s an easy way to donate it to neighbors in need through a food pantry in your area! This summer, gardeners and CSA members throughout Tompkins County (and beyond!) will have a convenient way to donate their extra vegetables, fruit and eggs, by dropping them off […]

Owen Zhang – Volunteer Spotlight

Interview conducted in 2015 by Linda Myers. “Food justice is often overlooked when people think about social justice.” How did you get involved as a volunteer with Friendship Donations Network? When I was a sophomore at Ithaca High School I had a lot of free time on weekends and wanted to do something useful. My […]

The Good Food Exchange: Spring 2015

Our Spring newsletter is hot off the press! Check it out here: The Good Food Exchange: Spring 2015 Contents include: A Holiday Food Rescue Story, 2015 Neighborhood Food Hubs, a Note from the FDN Board President, Park Foundation Grant, and Thank you to our 2014 donors.

FDN on PEGASYS Presents

Friendship Donations Network board member, Art Pearce, and program coordinator, Meaghan Sheehan Rosen, recently recorded a show with PEGASYS Presents on Ithaca’s public access channel 13. They discuss the role of Friendship Donations Network in our community and show the new video by Mark Hartsuyker “The Story of Friendship Donations Network: rescuing food, reducing hunger”.  The show will air at […]