With an assist from the University of Virginia, Local Food Hub is expanding and retooling its “Fresh Farmacy” program to meet evolving community needs for access to fresh, healthy food during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full article here. Read More
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Nationwide, programs providing chronically ill people free and discounted produce are seeing a surge of demand during the pandemic. Full story here.
Executive Director Kristen Suokkos talks on the Food Tank podcast about small farms and food systems during COVID-19. Listen here. Read More
The Local Food Hub in Charlottesville has spent years helping farmers to connect with big customers – like school systems, universities and restaurants. As those places closed in response to the COVID crisis, Virginia growers lost business.
Now, the Food… Read More