VAP-time: Foodlink apple-slicing line up and running
For the Foodlinkers hard at work inside our new Value-Added Processing Center, it seems they’ll now have to get a decent shoulder workout elsewhere. Gone are the days of using a manual apple slicer, which required a forceful pull-down of a large, metal contraption that sliced two apples at at time, which barely yielded one case of […]
Local granola company gives back
What a Perfect end to the week. On Friday, Foodlink received a donation of 210 cases of The Perfect Granola, a rapidly growing company that was “created on the foundation of giving back.” Owner Michele Liddle has taken her homemade recipes from her kitchen in Victor to more than 500 retail locations — including Wegmans […]
Got a nutrition question? Ask away!
As part of National Nutrition Month, we’re encouraging the public to submit questions to our talented and very knowledge nutrition educators throughout the month of March. You can do so in a variety of ways … (1) Check out this Facebook post and comment with your question. (2) Hit us up on Twitter with a […]
Thank you, AmeriCorps!
During AmeriCorps Week, we’d like to spotlight the three AmeriCorps members who have made their mark at Foodlink within the past year. Foodlink hosts AmeriCorps members each year to help with their nutrition education (through Cooking Matters) and food access (through the Curbside Market, Urban Farm Stands and Garden Project) programs throughout its service area. […]
Food banks unite in Albany for day of advocacy
We weren’t quite as loud as the librarians (go figure), who seemed to arrive by the busload, but food banks around New York sent a loud and powerful message during their advocacy day Wednesday in Albany. The Food Bank Association of New York State (FBANYS), along with partner agencies and the New York Farm Bureau, spent […]
It’s time to celebrate National Nutrition Month!
ROCHESTER – It’s time to “put your best fork forward.” That’s the theme for this year’s celebration of National Nutrition Month, spearheaded by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics throughout the month of March. It’s also a time of year for Foodlink to promote the many ways its nutrition educators help improve the health and […]
What makes Foodlink’s new Community Kitchen so great? We asked. They answered.
It has been more than two months since Foodlink’s kitchen staff made the move from Joseph Avenue to its new Community Kitchen on Mt. Read Boulevard. This is a dream come true for the entire organization, but especially for the employees who get to work with the new equipment and space each day. It has completely revolutionized […]
Wegmans collects $1.7M in donations across 5 states for hunger relief
Wegmans on Thursday announced the totals from its various hunger-relief campaigns it organized across five states this fall. The campaigns collectively raised $1.74 million dollars, and nearly 40 percent of that total was donated to Foodlink! “We’re grateful for our customers and employees who demonstrate a shared commitment to making a difference in our communities by giving […]
Eastman School of Music professor shares personal story of growing up in poverty
He asked the audience to picture someone — anyone — who is likely struggling with hunger. A pause. Imaginations throughout the pews at Third Presbyterian Church on Meigs Street went to work. Where would the food they just donated end up? Were they picturing a homeless man or woman at a shelter? A senior citizen […]
Busting a few myths about SNAP
LISTEN: Visit the Connections website to hear Thursday’s conversation By Eric Lintala How are SNAP benefits spent in our grocery stores? Do people take advantage of the system? Are recipients eating healthy? These questions have been the subject of controversy since SNAP, also known as Food Stamps, were permanently re-instituted in 1964 by President Lyndon B. […]