Happenings, events, news about associated organizations and groups
New pantry provides for those with food allergies
From Sandy Vivian: During Food Allergy Awareness Week, we applaud the opening of Food Equality Initiative’s ReNewed Health Food Pantry. The new pantry provides gluten free, non-dairy products and more to help feed thousands of Kansas Citians who have food allergies or Celiac disease and can’t afford these foods.
FEI’s mission is to increase health and […]
“Farmers” gleaning at farms…and more! with ATH
From Sandy Vivian: At After the Harvest, we have friends in the folks at Farmers Insurance as they continue to set a great example of how corporations partner with us to feed those in need.
Claims Supervisors Jason Robertson and Dave Darby (pictured here with me and Program Director Karin Page at Cider Hill Family Farm) […]
Support eliminating sales tax on fruits, vegetables in Kansas
From Lisa Ousley: After the Harvest is encouraging Kansans to support the efforts of KC Healthy Kids, the organization leading the charge to eliminate sales tax on fresh fruits and vegetables in Kansas in 2015.
Senate Bill 263 applies to “all sales of fresh, unprepared fruits, vegetables, honey and herbs for human consumption that are not […]
Forum focuses on more healthy food for Wyandotte Co.
From Karin Page:
Sandy Vivian and I attended the Healthy Communities Wyandotte “Food Matters Forum” this week. The forum was organized by Danielle Landrum of HCW and held to answer the questions, “How can we help get more produce into the community?” and “What does the community need to use this produce?”.
Thirty food pantries from Wyandotte […]
