Published: 1/12/2021 7:51:08 PM
NORTHAMPTON — Since the start of the pandemic, the Community Food Distribution Project has delivered 27,000 packages of food, according to Alisa Klein, the executive director of Grow Food Northampton, which runs the program with the Northampton Survival Center.
On Tuesday, participants at the Lumber Yard and Florence Heights apartments received an extra container with their regular bundle of food: a warm meal of meatloaf, garlic green beans, and smoked gouda mac and cheese cooked by Jake’s on King Street.
It was the first day of a new initiative launched by Grow Food Northampton and the Downtown Northampton Association. The organizations are providing meals made by local restaurants to people who are food-insecure.