by Gary Powell, FFLC Board Chair While serving as a Summer Food Program Monitor, I had the chance to visit with one of the moms who had brought her two… Read more »
Posts Categorized: FFLC programs
New FOOD for Lane County food dehydrator will make the most of fruit harvests
EUGENE, Ore. – When you’re trying to feed the hungry, providing fresh produce is ideal. But fruits and vegetables perish quickly, so Food for Lane County found a solution –… Read more »
Meals on Wheels Helps Seniors Like Mary and Bob
“We’d had a blind date with his sister. ‘Oh, you’ve got to meet my brother Bobby,’ she said. ‘He’s so cute.’ And I said, ‘Well he’s a little older you… Read more »
Summer Food is Here!
FOOD for Lane County’s Summer Food Program starts serving meals to kids on June 27. Find out more, and where meals will be served, here. Or call us at 541-343-2822…. Read more »
Summer Plant Sale on Saturday!
Saturday May 14, 10am-5pm at the FFLC Youth Farm, 705 Flamingo Ave., Springfield Staff and volunteers will be selling veggie, flower and herb starts appropriate for spring/summer gardens. All available… Read more »
Helping Seniors Who Experience Hunger
According to the nation’s food bank network, Feeding America, the number of older adults is projected to increase over the next decade and continue to rise in the following decade…. Read more »
Spring Plant Sale at the GrassRoots Garden
April 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Spring Plant Sale at the GrassRoots Garden! 10-5. Enjoy a wide variety of edible and non-edible plant starts! For Sale: a wide… Read more »
CSA Produce Boxes from the Youth Farm on Sale Now!
Pick up a box of organic produce every week for 20 weeks, from June 10 to October 22. The quantity and variety of produce varies through the growing season and… Read more »
Shelter For All
Denny lives at Nightingale Health Sanctuary in Eugene, a self-governed, village-style community that provides a safe place for people who are unsheltered. She is also a diner at FOOD for Lane County’s Dining Room. Nightingale Health… Read more »
Legislative Action Day, February 9
On Tuesday, February 9, Oregon Food Bank Network staff and volunteers were in Salem advocating to leadership for an additional $10 million total for Emergency Housing Account ($8 million) and… Read more »