As the harvest season comes to a close, we want to highlight a few of the local Montgomery County farms that donate surplus fresh produce and participate in the County Farm to Food Bank program , providing fresh, healthy, delicious produce to the many food assistance providers in our network. One of those farms is Chicken of the Woods Permaculture Farm (COTW) in Darnestown, MD. The nameContinue Reading
By Cheryl Kollin, Program Director, Community Food Rescue The one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic provides a point in time to reflect on how this global crisis has jolted each of us personally and drastically affected our community. In her article for Food Tank, Food (In)Security and Waste: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic , author Marie Mourad, PhD, offers insightful observations about theContinue Reading