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USDA food boxes: connecting the dots of collection and distribution
As part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced in April the distribution of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box .
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readAs part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced in April the distribution of the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box. The first two waves of the program distribution proved to be very successful. Rick Nahmias, the founder and Executive Director of Food Forward, shares how the program connects DC bureaucrats, farmers, distributors, wholesalers, nonprofit organizations, and the food insecure. Good Food’s Evan Kleiman will be moderating a town hall with Nahmias and California Congressman Adam Schiff on Facebook this Wednesday, September 16 from 10 - 11 am.
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- 13:54Adventurous lunches for voracious homeschoolers
- 23:30Countering the influx of Doritos with fruit from the farmer’s market
- 31:45Changing policies for community-based feeding programs across LA County
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- 49:20Patience and beans: key ingredients in a staple Greek stew
The full episode
5 of 6School lunch, hunger assistance, Greek cuisine- 0:00Slushy and core-chilling broth: Korean cold soups
- 13:54Adventurous lunches for voracious homeschoolers
- 23:30Countering the influx of Doritos with fruit from the farmer’s market
- 31:45Changing policies for community-based feeding programs across LA County
- 39:03USDA food boxes: connecting the dots of collection and distributionYou’re reading this
- 49:20Patience and beans: key ingredients in a staple Greek stew