{"id":7216,"date":"2014-11-24T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=7216"},"modified":"2019-08-02T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:45:20","slug":"silicon-valley-farmers-farm-food-bank-month-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/11\/24\/silicon-valley-farmers-farm-food-bank-month-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley Needs Farmers Too \u2013 Farm to Food Bank Month Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"65\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/logo-300x65.png\" alt=\"second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties logo\" class=\"wp-image-7220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/logo-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/logo.png 505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is centered in one of America\u2019s wealthiest regions. But as the cost of living soars, nutritious food has become a luxury for the nearly 250,000 people who depend on us for food every month. A recent article in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2014\/11\/03\/east-palo-alto-philanthropy-facebook-silicon-valley\/16244117\/\">USA Today<\/a> highlights this disparity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/homesquare_201410.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/homesquare_201410-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer and client\" class=\"wp-image-7219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/homesquare_201410-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/homesquare_201410.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Second Harvest Food Bank volunteer and client<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More than two-thirds of our clients purchase unhealthy food. They know the food is unhealthy, but it\u2019s what they can afford. We\u2019re on a mission to not only end local hunger, but to provide everyone with access to the nutritious food they need to thrive.&nbsp; Local farmers are some of our strongest allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to generous growers throughout our region, Second Harvest was able to distribute nearly 30 million pounds of fresh produce last fiscal year, more than any other food bank in the nation. Much of this food was donated from family farms, demonstrating the deep connection that farmers have to local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, farmers and the food bank community can ensure that anyone who needs a meal\u2014especially a healthy meal\u2014can get one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=7118\">December is Farm to Food Bank Month<\/a>. Help increase farm to food bank donations to 200 million pounds annually by making a product donation or future donation pledge today &#8211; contact <a href=\"mailto:stevelinkhart@cafoodbanks.org\">Steve Linkhart<\/a>, California Association of Food Bank&nbsp;at (510) 350-9916.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>For our friends and foodies\u2013 tweet, Instagram or Facebook&nbsp; \u2013 #CAGrown with a pic of California Grown produce and a pound of food will be donated to a local food bank.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is centered in one of America\u2019s wealthiest regions. 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