By Myrna Jensen | Marketing & Communications - Media Relations
Astoria's Food Bank Fresh program increases healthy options
Fresh produce can be expensive if you live outside of the I-5 corridor, but a new program is helping get healthy food to low-income residents in Clatsop County. Last summer, CCA Regional Food Bank in Astoria piloted Food Bank Fresh, a market-style program to distribute a variety of fresh produce. The food comes from many sources including the garden and orchard surrounding the agency's Warrenton warehouse and donations from local gardeners. Those who stop by are offered recipes along with storage and usage tips.
Each week, the market is set up for two hours at locations in Astoria, Seaside and Warrention. By the end of this year, CCA director Marlin Martin estimates they will have served more than 45,000 people and distributed over 300,000 pounds of fresh produce.
Food Bank Fresh is one innovative way our partners are promoting better nutrition and distributing more food to those in need. This highly efficient program would not be possible without your donation to and support of Oregon Food Bank and the Oregon Food Bank Network.
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.
Start a Fundraiser
