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Food Connects welcomes new development manager

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Food Connects welcomes Vickie Case to the team as the new development manager to connect the organization to more community members, businesses, and organizations throughout the region and strengthen its annual fund program. Case joined the Food Connects team in early February and previously worked at Retreat Farm. She said she is excited to help grow and fortify both Food Connects Farm to School and Food Hub programs. “What piqued my interest in Food Connects was the Farm to School Program and the impact it has on kids and school staff throughout our community. It is strengthened by the Food Hub while supporting local farms and farmers bringing nutritious choices to the school lunch programs,” Case said in a statement.

Feeding families throughout the holiday season

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Families in the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union (WNESU) received three free food boxes over the holiday break thanks to the tireless efforts of the Farm to School Cafe staff and farmers throughout the region. The food boxes contained a week’s worth of bulk meal ingredients for breakfast and lunch to help stretch families’ grocery budgets and keep students nourished over the long break. The Farm to School Cafe reached out to Food Connects to fill those boxes as much as possible with high-quality foods from local producers, including fresh New Hampshire-made bread, Vermont cheese and produce, and fresh fruit.

Taste of Food Connects builds community

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — Food Connects successfully wrapped up their 2020 Taste of Food Connects initiative in late November—raising over $6,000 for the organization and promoting 75 different local businesses in the Brattleboro and Keene regions. The Taste of Food Connects was a two-part event — a silent auction to raise money for Food Connects’ Annual Fund and a “local passport” to encourage community members to shop locally and support small, local businesses. “We are so grateful to all the individuals and businesses that participated in this event,” says Richard Berkfield, Food Connects executive director. “We are working hard to strengthen our community ties and fortify a resilient local economy. It is truly humbling to see so many people from both sides of the river, coming together and supporting our efforts to build community during these challenging times.”