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She is open as of July 14 (until 5 p.m.) and then from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays thereafter. Options include a Giant Bloom box that serves three to six and includes 18 items and a Little Bloom that feeds one to three and includes 12 items. Customers who pay for those boxes the Giant Bloom is $50; the Little Bloom is $35 are encouraged to pay it forward and buy for those Henson has in her database as food insecure. (Henson has already identified families by reaching out to local churches and schools but encourages others to apply directly on the website. Income is not a deterrent, she stressed, as there are many factors that go into food insecurity issues.) ....
Feeding Westchester Tackles Food Waste with Recovery Initiative Written by Co-Communications A major problem around the world, food waste has serious environmental, financial and cultural implications globally, but also right in our own backyard. This Earth Day, Feeding Westchester, the county’s largest nonprofit hunger-relief organization, is calling attention to the ongoing problem of food waste and their partnership with local farmers, wholesalers and retailers to keep nutritious food out of landfills and in the hands of those who need it most. Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food is thrown out worldwide. With nearly half of all fruits, vegetables and seafood getting tossed, uneaten food is the number one item in America’s landfills and accounts for a substantial portion of U.S. methane emissions. Recognizing the need to address this sobering reality, chief among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are to waste less food, support local fa ....
Written by Westchester County The Westchester County Youth Bureau’s Youth Empowerment Council for Change (YECC) will host a youth led virtual event on Friday, April 16 from 4p.m. to 5p.m. via Webex. YECC have partnered with various County departments to encourage their peers and residents on strategies to reduce food waste in their homes. Spearheaded and coordinated by YECC co-president Caitlyn Carpenter, a High School Student from Mamaroneck, YECC is working to educate others on environmental issues and sustainability efforts. Panelists will include Westchester County’s Director of Energy Conservation and Sustainability Peter McCartt, Solid Waste Division, Environmental Management Operations Director Melissa Rotini, Esq, Solid Waste Division, Program Administrator Sean O’Rourke. ....
By April 12, 2021 The idea of helping fight food insecurity has been instilled in Leslie Gordon since she was a child. “I was meant to be in food-banking,” she said. “My grandfather’s name was Norman Goldberg, and he used to tell us stories that sometimes when he was younger, the only thing he would have to eat in a day was an apple that he would pick from a neighboring farmer’s tree. So, he knew what it was to be hungry.” Her grandfather grew up in Rockland, NY, and later in life was “lucky economically,” and quietly but intentionally, made sure that people had what they needed when it came to food. ....
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