• UF/IFAS WFREC: Farm to City Food Distribution

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    Name: UF/IFAS WFREC: Farm to City Food Distribution
    Date: November 26, 2024
    Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Event Description:
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    Farm to City Food Distribution. Trailer full of green leafy vegetables at the bottom of the picture.
     
     
     

    Farm to City Food Distribution Nov. 26
     
     
     
    UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Waterfront Rescue Mission will feed 500 families in Santa Rosa County and 500 families in Escambia County this Thanksgiving holiday. This event is first come, first served with up to two families per vehicle.
     
    On Nov. 26, Feeding the Gulf Coast will provide holiday meal boxes for each family that includes a turkey or ham and all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal. UF/IFAS WFREC and Santa Rosa Farm Bureau will provide locally grown produce. This will also allow an opportunity to teach residents in the community about the economic, environmental and societal benefits of agriculture.
     
    Drive-thru distribution sites
     
     
     
    Santa Rosa County
    9 a.m. until all food boxes are distributed
    Car line-up begins at 8 a.m.
    Clyde L. Gracey Milton Community Center
    5629 Byrom Street in Milton
     
    Escambia County
    9 a.m. until all food boxes are distributed
    Car line-up begins at 8 a.m.
    Brownsville Community Center
    3200 W. Desoto Street in Pensacola
     
     
     
     
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    About the Farm to City initiative
    The University of Florida IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Waterfront Rescue Mission will once again join forces to celebrate National Farm to City Week November 20-27, 2024. Farm to City Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the importance of relationships between farmers, consumers, community leaders and everyone in between who contributes to our safe, abundant food supply.
     
     
     
    Logos for UF/IFAS University of Florida, Waterfront Mission and Feeding The Gulf Coast
     
     
     
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