The annual Nourish Gala Drive-in to Fight Hunger, sponsored by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, is set for May 19 at Concord’s West Wind Solano Drive-in.
A traditional gala in a drive-in setting, the Gala combines “the glamorous with the cozy” – and is dedicated to fighting hunger in our community. It aims to bring local families and friends together for a night of raising awareness of – and funds to help alleviate – food insecurity.
The event also recognizes local organizations and businesses, features live entertainment and music by Golden State Warriors band the Bay Blue Notes, a hot three-course gourmet meal provided by Sunrise Bistro and Catering, and a drive-in showing of Back to the Future Part II.
Contributions and auction prizes include a “California Cuisine” class with Contra Costa College’s Professor and Department Chairman of Culinary Academy Chef Nader Sharkes, a summer package of “12 Days in the Bay” with passes to local attractions like USS Hornet, Diablo Rock Gym and Heretic Brewing Company, and an all-inclusive trip to Mexico.
All funds raised will go directly to feeding the community and food programs.
This year, demand for food has increased by 40%. Coupled with the surging cost of living and inflation, access to nutritious foods has become impossible for the most vulnerable members of the community. Since last year, food prices have risen 5.2%, with the cost of meat and healthy proteins up by nearly 10%.
Kim Castaneda, Vice President of Development and Communications for the Food Bank, said: “This event is an incredible chance to gather with fellow hunger fighters in our area – a night to gather in service of our neighbors in need. The funds we raise will allow the Food Bank to purchase even more fresh, whole foods, including fruits, veggies, meat and dairy products. Our goal is not to simply distribute more food, but to provide healthy meals that sustain our community.”
“The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano has been a critical partner during the pandemic, finding innovative ways to ensure members of our community do not experience hunger,” said Nor Jemjemian, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano. “Kaiser Permanente is proud to support the Food Bank because everyone needs – and deserves – access to healthy food.”
Tickets are $120 per person for general admission or $175 per person for the upgraded VIP experience, which includes priority entry, reserved parking and professional photography services. Tickets and information are available online at foodbankccs.org/nourishgala.
For more information, contact events@foodbankccs.org or call 925-348-3282.
Event sponsorships are available by contacting John Calender at jcalender@foodbankccs.org.
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Food Lion Feeds is teaming up with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, along with Curtis Media and WITN, to hold a four-day food drive.
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Greenville and New Bern together serve 10 counties – Edgecombe, Greene, Lenior, Pitt, Wilson, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Pamlico. Within those 10 counties, 1 in 7 people is living in food-insecure households. 1 in 5 of those are children.
The food drive starts Monday, May 9, and runs through Thursday, May 12. The event will be held each day from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at different Food Lion stores throughout Eastern Carolina. At each location, there will be a Curtis Media radio station and a WITN news personality. Below is a list of locations:
Monday 5/9
Store Location: 1304 W Vernon Ave, Kinston NC 28504
Radio Station: Beach Boogie & Blues (5 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
News Personality: Justin Lundy
Tuesday 5/10
Store Location: 3301 M.L. King Jr. Blvd, New Bern NC 28561
Radio Station: V 103.3 (5 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
News Personality: Maddie Kerth
Wednesday 5/11
Store Location: 4822 Old Tar Road, Winterville NC 28590
Radio Station: 106.5 WSFL (5 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
News Personality: Dave Jordan
Thursday 5/12
Store Location: 4330 E. Tenth Street, Greenville NC 27858
Radio Station: 101.9 Kiss FM (5 p.m. - 7 p.m.)
News Personality: Courtney Bunting
Rising costs due to inflation are impacting the Food Bank’s budgets, but more importantly, are causing even more strain on those within the community. The Food Bank says it has heard from folks that inflation and gas price right now are leading more people to need the hunger relief system in the last two months.
If you plan on dropping off a donation, the Food Bank says the most needed items include canned fruits, veggies, meat, beans and soup, cereal, pasta, peanut butter, hygiene items, household items, and paper products.
Click here to learn more about how you can donate now. For every $1 donated, the Food Bank can generally provide 5 meals.
Posted on April 29, 2022 at 6:33 am by West Side Rag
Marc Murphy cooking for 1,500. Photographs courtesy of WCK.
By Emily Tannenhauser
Marc Murphy said it’s going to be “tricky” cooking for his family of four when he returns home. “I’m used to making stews for 1,500 people,” he laughed.
Murphy is in Poland, cooking for Ukrainian refugees; he’s been there a month and plans to stay another. A well-known New York City chef (Windows on the World), restaurateur (Landmarc), TV personality (Chopped), and Upper West Sider, he’s taking time off from a very full life to work for World Central Kitchen (WCK).
WCK is a nonprofit that goes to emergencies, disasters, and crises and cooks for those who need to be fed. It was started by Chef José Andrés, known as much for his philanthropy as his cuisine, in 2010, after an earthquake devastated Haiti.
Murphy knows Andrés through the restaurant industry. “We were together at an event in South Beach in February,” he recalls, “and José gathered all the chefs together and told us what WCK was doing. In March, I had another gig in Tallahassee, and on the plane home, I was reading the news and the war was just starting up. I called my wife and said, “I think I need to go. I have a skill and maybe I can help.”
In addition to his wife in New York City, Murphy has two children — two freshmen — one in high school, one in college. Talking about telling them his plan was the only time he choked up.
“I said to them, I know how to run kitchens. I know how to cook food, and having what I have, I should use it for good. As a parent, I think showing my kids that this is what humans do for humanity, helping people, is probably one of the best lessons for them, that this is what you do.”
José Andrés (left) and Marc Murphy.
Murphy arrived in Poland on March 9th and went straight to WCK. “They have this big space and, in five days, they built a makeshift kitchen,” he said. “I just jumped in and started cooking. I was on the original team. Lots of different volunteers, different chefs, have come through. This is our charity. WCK also hires local people to help run things, so we have local drivers and dispatchers, things like that.”
Does he feel safe?
“Let’s face it, I live in New York City and I still read the Post,” he answered. “We’re not doing that great ourselves, right? [It was shortly after the Brooklyn subway shooting.] And I’m in Poland, not Ukraine. It’s about an hour away. I mean, I don’t know how they launch those fricking rockets. Do they miss a lot? Maybe they do.”
He doesn’t spend time wondering; he returns to the subject about which he is passionate. “You know, we can’t just make anything. We’re trying to please a palette that’s used to a certain type of cuisine. We’re trying to make the food taste good and get the right amount. We’re always trying to make it better. Yesterday, for example, we heard there was a two-and-a-half kilometer line of cars to get back into Ukraine. So we loaded up the van with sandwiches, sweets, and water, and we just drove along the line handing them out.”
Maybe it was the thought of sandwiches that prompted him to add, “I can’t wait to get back to New York and have, you know, bacon, egg, and cheese!”
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The Roman emperor Vespasian might not be as well-known as his predecessors Nero and Caligula, but when he died in A.D. 79 he left behind a legacy that included stabilizing the empire, beginning construction of the structure that would become known as the Colosseum — and being the first politician recorded to have been pelted with flying produce.
During a visit to Africa, Vespasian was hit by rioters with turnips, according to the Roman historian Suetonius. Suetonius didn’t note precisely what had angered the people or how the emperor reacted, but one thing is clear: They were onto something, and some 2,000 years later, the tradition of hurling food in political protest endures. Throughout the centuries, politicians have been slugged with all manner of foods. Eggs. Pies. Tomatoes. Remember the trend of right-wing British officials getting “milkshaked” as the Brexit debate raged?
Like Vespasian before him, Donald Trump is now adding to the story of politicians and the airborne food that haunts them. And in a manner that befits the former Republican president, he has taken the story into a surprising and hyperbolic direction: Trump, we learned on Wednesday, actually feared for his life at the other end of a major food group, or at least claimed to.
Death by fruit? “I think that they have to be aggressive in stopping that from happening,” Trump said, in a deposition whose transcript was reported this week, about the approach his security detail took in 2015 to threats that protesters at a 2015 campaign rally might launch a vegetal attack. “Because if that happens, you can be killed if that happens. … To stop somebody from throwing pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, stuff like that, yeah, it’s dangerous stuff.”
Trump’s worries might have been a bit misplaced, much as some of the other notions he famously espoused (that windmills will kill all the birds, maybe, or that Americans must flush their toilets at least 10 times to clear them). For starters, there are no prominent accounts of politicians being assassinated, or even maimed, by flying food. And why did he bring up pineapples? The bulky tropical treats would make terrible projectiles — and how many of them would one need to lug around, anyway, to ensure a successful attack? Bananas, too, are an unlikely missile.
On tomatoes, though, Trump does have a point. Just hours after the news of Trump’s fruit fears emerged, newly reelected French President Macron was pelted with a hail of cherry tomatoes when he appeared at an open-air market in a Parisian suburb. Macron, however, survived the onslaught, thanks in part to an umbrella someone nearby hoisted up to shield him.
Here’s a rundown of foods protesters that have aimed at politicians:
Rotten produce, particularly tomatoes, has historically been associated with theatrical performances more than political ones. (The popular movie-reviewing site Rotten Tomatoes plays on the trope.) A bon mot that is often attributed to playwright Oscar Wilde — that when a rotten cabbage fell at his feet onstage, he apocryphally addressed its sender, quipping “every time I smell it, I shall be reminded of you” — was perhaps inspired by an actual event from 1895. The angry father of Wilde’s lover arrived at a performance of his hit play “The Importance of Being Ernest” with a bouquet of vegetables he meant to throw, although he was turned away by police.
And an actor in a New York Times story from a dozen years earlier was described as being “demoralized by tomatoes" during a lackluster performance. It’s unlikely, however, that tomatoes were thrown at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, as is sometimes described, since tomatoes weren’t introduced in Europe until much later.
Plenty of politicians, too, have been targeted by tomatoes (which are technically a fruit, not a vegetable, something the lawyers in the Trump deposition actually discussed in a very enjoyable aside.) Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was spared from a splat during a book signing at the Mall of America when the man lobbing the fruit at her from a balcony in 2009 missed; in 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s motorcade in Egypt was hit.
People threw eggs at drivers in the "People's Convoy" protest as they passed through Oakland, Calif. in mid-April. (Video: RISE Images)
Egging is a long-standing tradition, carried on by middle-schoolers and political activists alike. As with tomatoes, the rotten variety has more impact (i.e. stench). Just this week, a trucker convoy protesting outside the home of a Democratic state lawmaker in Oakland, Calif., was met with a volley of eggs, many tossed by kids annoyed by the intrusion of the big rigs.
The origins of the practice go back centuries. In the 1871 novel “Middlemarch,” a man’s ill-fated run for Parliament includes a scene in which a mocking crowd pelts his image — and him — with eggs. Over the years, prominent U.S. politicians have taken shellings: Eggs were lobbed at then-vice-president Richard M. Nixon at several stops on his 1960 presidential campaign; Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was similarly greeted on the presidential trail in 1980. President Bill Clinton took an incoming oeuf in 2001 during a trip to Poland. And Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should probably win the title for most-agreeable target for his reaction to getting hit in the (considerable) shoulders during his 2003 campaign. He defended the egging as part of free speech, and joked that the perpetrator “owes me bacon now.”
A pie to the face is a quintessential comedic stunt, and it’s all the more primally satisfying when the object is a person of importance. The visual gag was popularized in vaudeville and in silent movies, and on-screen pieing became a cinematic staple, with practitioners such as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and the Three Stooges.
Many a political mug has been mashed into a pie, some the work of collectives such as the Bionic Baking Brigade and Pie Kill, which targeted the rich and powerful with pastry. The pie-to-the face roll call includes San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, New York Mayor Abraham Beame, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, and Watergate plumber G. Gordon Liddy.
A 2004 book by the Bionic Baking Brigade called “Pie Any Means Necessary” offered practical advice for aspiring piers (selecting the right variety, aim and the like) as well as history and ruminations on the deeper meanings behind the prank, which it deemed a “creative tool in the toolbox of resistance.”
“Pie-throwing utilizes carnival humor,” according to an essay in the book, “unsettling the authority and control that those in power try to project.”
After Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's Brexit Party, was doused in milkshake on May 20, he tweeted, saying, "[N]ormal campaigning is becoming impossible." (Video: Reuters)
Milkshakes
“Milkshaking” is a relatively more recent innovation. That could be because the milkshake itself has a shorter history than other commonly employed protest foods. It became a phenomenon employed against right-wing figures in the United Kingdom as Britain considered leaving the European Union. One protester tossed a banana-and-salted-caramel milkshake at Brexit leader Nigel Farage. Other targets included anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, and anti-feminist political commenter Carl Benjamin, who was hit by a creamy treat on at least four occasions.
A point against the practice is the cost, relative to, say, the moldy, leftover contents of one’s produce drawer. But it has the advantage of being visually appealing — the sight of a suit-wearing stiff coated in sticky, drippy dairy is quite photogenic. And as The Washington Post reported at the time, “attackers sipping shakes are far less conspicuous than bystanders clutching eggs.”
The tossing of ribbons of pasta is more specific to a part of the world that’s very much in the news now. In Russia and Ukraine, the expressions “hang noodles over your ears” reportedly is akin to “pulling one’s leg” or deceiving them. In the midst of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis, in which the country’s pro-Kremlin president was ousted, protesters threw piles of spaghetti at the Russian consulate in Odessa, essentially accusing the Russian media of inaccurate coverage.
Neat is a plant-based restaurant chain. Credit: Neat Burger.
Plant-based restaurant chain Neat Food has secured investment in a Series B funding round, which saw the participation of Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Backed by British motorsports racing driver Lewis Hamilton, the food chain will use the funding to support its global expansion plan and increase its staff headcount.
In a statement, DiCaprio said: “Disrupting our food system with sustainable alternatives is one of the key ways we can make a real difference in reducing global emissions.
“Neat Burger’s pioneering approach to alternative proteins is a great example of the type of solutions we need moving forward.”
The burger chain, which was established by Hamilton and Tommaso Chiabra in 2019, plans to open its first US brick-and-mortar location in New York City later in the year.
Neat Burger plans to open 12 US locations, including both storefronts and ghost kitchens, starting with a New York City site and later moving to other major US hubs.
At present, the restaurant company operates eight locations in London, UK.
It plans to target 42 locations worldwide, including Italy and the Middle East, by the end of 2022, followed by 231 locations by 2024 and 436 by the end of 2026.
Neat Food co-founder and chairman Chiabra said: “Our Series B raise will accelerate our global expansion and entry into the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market, so everyone can enjoy alternatives that not only taste delicious but have a positive impact on the planet.”
Last October, Neat raised $7m in a funding round that was led by SoftBank Investment Advisers CEO Rajeev Misra.
Ethereum cryptocurrency co-founder Anthony Di Iorio, as well as Technogym owner Wellness Holding, also joined the round.
S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - In just three months, the number of households served by food pantries in Lehigh County has gone up by 25%. In Northampton County, that number has reached 50%.
"They're already facing higher fuel prices, higher rent and home prices, and now they're facing higher food prices. It's just too much to bear," said Allison Czapp, Associate Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank.
That's why the Second Harvest Food Bank and WFMZ's Food Truck Food Drive on Saturday is vital.
"It'll be a great opportunity for people to come out and taste some great food at food trucks, enjoy some fresh air, and most importantly support their community by bringing cans and household items," Czapp said.
And this year, it's finally back in person.
"We've been cooped up for so long, everyone's wanting to get back out in the community," Czapp said.
When you come to the Second Harvest-WFMZ Food Truck Food Drive at Dorney Park, your entry to Saturday's event can be a canned good, a household item, or nonperishable food. Once inside, you can enjoy six different local food trucks, and help the community while you're at it.
"We're really excited to bring people back, see them in person, thank them in person and have them see firsthand the impact of their neighbors and the rest of the community come out and participate in this wonderful cause," Czapp said.
The Food Truck Food Drive between WFMZ and Second Harvest Food Bank will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dorney Park.
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(CNN) — The image is simply mesmerizing and deceptively simple: a street vendor cooking kekabs. But linger on it for a minute. There's so much more.
While visually arresting, the image stimulates all the senses the longer you look. You can smell the smoke. You can almost feel the heat of the grill. The sight of the cooking meat makes your mouth water. You can almost hear the sizzle.
Indian photographer Debdatta Chakraborty captured the photo that contest organizers describe as an "intimate image full of warmth and humanity."
Called "Kebabiyana," it has won the overall prize of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022, which celebrates the fine art of food photography and film. The winners were announced in a ceremony that was live streamed on YouTube on Tuesday, April 26.
Caroline Kenyon, director and founder of the awards, said on YouTube that it's the 11th year of the contest.
More about that Pink Lady winner
"Kebabiyana" was taken on Khayam Chowk, a street in Srinagar, which is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir in far northern India.
A news release from Pink Lady describes the street as "ordinary" by day, but it "transforms into a buzzing food hub at night, as vendors fire up charcoal ovens and fill the air with the smoky aroma of grilled delights such as wazwan kebabs, the popular Kashmiri street food."
"It is always a source of excitement and wonder when one single image rises to the top in the awards," said Kenyon in the news release.
"In today's world, more than ever, we feel the need for comfort, for love," she said. "There is so much to reassure us here -- the beautifully captured billowing embrace of the smoke, the golden light, the subject's expression as he prepares the food for sharing. ... This image, gentle but powerful, nourishes our soul."
Why food photography matters
The contest is meant to show the profound influence of food, said Phil Turnbull in the release. He is CEO of APAL, owner of Pink Lady, the apple brand behind the photography awards.
"As Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year enters its second decade, never has the importance of photography and food been so great," said Turnbull,
"Huge global events -- war, famine, the end of lockdowns, the revival of the hospitality industry, the chance to celebrate with friends and family again -- all these are recorded in the awards, which show so vividly how food touches every aspect of our lives. The competition continues to be a truly global celebration of the art of food photography."
Pink Lady said thousands of entries were submitted from more than 60 countries. Renowned food photographer David Loftus chaired the judging panel.
There were 23 categories and 38 winning images (some of the categories had sub-categories).
An exhibition of the 2022 finalists will be shown at The Royal Photographic Society, one of the world's oldest photographic societies, in Bristol, England. It will run from November 20 to December 12, 2022. Entry will be free, the release said.
Can't make it to Bristol? You can view the online gallery of all the 2022 finalists here. See a selection of category winners in the photo gallery above.
A suspect who brandished a gun and robbed the cash register at Maria's Mexican Restaurant next to Vowell's on Main Street Wednesday evening is being sought by Philadelphia Police.
Police Chief Eric Lyons said the suspect was a male and is described as wearing khaki pants, a black hat, and a mask.
“We have little information to go off of at this time as the investigation continues into this case,” Lyons said.
The incident was reported on April 27 at about 6:10 p.m., when PPD officers responded to a call of an armed robbery at Maira’s Mexican restaurant on East Main Street.
The male suspect brandished a gun and requested the money from the register, Lyons said. The robber left on foot near East Lawn Drive with food from the restaurant as well as approximately $500.
Anyone with information related to this incident or any other potential crime is encouraged to call the Philadelphia Police Department at 601-656-2131.
DOVER, Del. (April 28, 2022) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced beginning on April 29, 2022, the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) will be accepting grant applications for projects to enable local entities to address challenges, stabilize, strengthen, and build resilience in our food system. A well-functioning food supply chain moves Delaware grown food products from farmland, and indoor grow sites to market outlets, households, and consumers.
The First State Food System Program provides grant funding to entities that grow, process, store, transport, distribute, or sell food in the State of Delaware. During the pandemic, households across the State were challenged more than ever to afford food. In addition, local food retail businesses struggled to keep doors open and provide for their communities, and Delaware farmers experienced severe disruptions in getting their products to market outlets.
The Council will provide funding to a diverse range of entities operating at various points in the food supply chain, including small to mid-sized producers and supply chain entities.
To be considered for funding as a producer, the farm operation must have an annual value of sales between $20,000 and $300,000, and the farm must actively be producing no more than 300 acres of fruits, vegetables, other specialty crops, or other products for human consumption.
The following are eligible supply chain operations, and this list is not all-inclusive; some examples include:
• Storage: food hubs
• Transportation: fleet coordinators, logistics
• Processing: incubator facilities, commercial kitchens
• Distribution: retail outlets, pantries, food trucks, single or multi-site grocery stores, cooperative grocers, corner stores, mobile markets, restaurants, farmers markets, on-farm stores
The First State Food System Program offers two grant categories, with two funding levels $2,500 to $49,999 and $50,000 to $150,000. Single-use projects will be completed in 12 months or less, and funds will be used to make specific, one-time purchases for equipment or other capital expenses. Multi-use projects will last for more than a year, and funds will be expended to cover various operational, administrative, and capital expenses.
Applicants who seek funding of $50,000 or more must complete registration through SAM.gov and provide a Unique Entity ID (UEI). The UEI is assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. Applicants must meet these requirements before applying for the grant.
The Council is working with the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) to facilitate the First State Food System Program through its grant application portal. This allows applicants to apply to this grant program easily and learn more about additional opportunities available through DCF. While DCF is facilitating the grant application process, this is not a grant program of the DCF.
The online application is available at https://delcf.org/grants. Click on “Apply Now” anywhere on the page to log in or create a new profile. Once logged in, click “Apply” at the top of the page. Select “Delaware’s First State Food System Program” from the list of open opportunities to complete and submit an application, including uploaded documents. For
The funding for this program is provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was signed into law by President Joe Biden and championed by members of Delaware’s congressional delegation – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester.
The Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy strives to facilitate and support a local food system where:
• Farmers can access viable markets;
• Delaware households can access nutritious and wholesome food options within their communities; and
• Where the impacts of supply chain disruptions can be diminished.
DOVER, Del. (April 28, 2022) — The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced beginning on April 29, 2022, the Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy (Council) will be accepting grant applications for projects to enable local entities to address challenges, stabilize, strengthen, and build resilience in our food system. A well-functioning food supply chain moves Delaware grown food products from farmland, and indoor grow sites to market outlets, households, and consumers.
The First State Food System Program provides grant funding to entities that grow, process, store, transport, distribute, or sell food in the State of Delaware. During the pandemic, households across the State were challenged more than ever to afford food. In addition, local food retail businesses struggled to keep doors open and provide for their communities, and Delaware farmers experienced severe disruptions in getting their products to market outlets.
The Council will provide funding to a diverse range of entities operating at various points in the food supply chain, including small to mid-sized producers and supply chain entities.
To be considered for funding as a producer, the farm operation must have an annual value of sales between $20,000 and $300,000, and the farm must actively be producing no more than 300 acres of fruits, vegetables, other specialty crops, or other products for human consumption.
The following are eligible supply chain operations, and this list is not all-inclusive; some examples include:
• Storage: food hubs
• Transportation: fleet coordinators, logistics
• Processing: incubator facilities, commercial kitchens
• Distribution: retail outlets, pantries, food trucks, single or multi-site grocery stores, cooperative grocers, corner stores, mobile markets, restaurants, farmers markets, on-farm stores
The First State Food System Program offers two grant categories, with two funding levels $2,500 to $49,999 and $50,000 to $150,000. Single-use projects will be completed in 12 months or less, and funds will be used to make specific, one-time purchases for equipment or other capital expenses. Multi-use projects will last for more than a year, and funds will be expended to cover various operational, administrative, and capital expenses.
Applicants who seek funding of $50,000 or more must complete registration through SAM.gov and provide a Unique Entity ID (UEI). The UEI is assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. Applicants must meet these requirements before applying for the grant.
The Council is working with the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) to facilitate the First State Food System Program through its grant application portal. This allows applicants to apply to this grant program easily and learn more about additional opportunities available through DCF. While DCF is facilitating the grant application process, this is not a grant program of the DCF.
The online application is available at https://delcf.org/grants. Click on “Apply Now” anywhere on the page to log in or create a new profile. Once logged in, click “Apply” at the top of the page. Select “Delaware’s First State Food System Program” from the list of open opportunities to complete and submit an application, including uploaded documents. For
The funding for this program is provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was signed into law by President Joe Biden and championed by members of Delaware’s congressional delegation – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester.
The Delaware Council on Farm & Food Policy strives to facilitate and support a local food system where:
• Farmers can access viable markets;
• Delaware households can access nutritious and wholesome food options within their communities; and
• Where the impacts of supply chain disruptions can be diminished.
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