FoodRevival started when I was laid off from my publishing job. I had a 3-month severance and started volunteering with what was then known as Jones Valley Urban Farm. In exchange for my work each week working on their paypal accounts, newsletters, and coordinating events, I got a box of food. That was the very first time I was introduced to the idea of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box. I started FoodRevival as a way to keep my publishing world alive (the layoff was a bit of a shock and I wasn’t sure what this magazine major would do with her life). I decided to start documenting what I did each week with my CSA box. I called it the “CSA Challenge.” From…
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As Assistant Director at the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, you will often find me speaking about the work we do or giving tours at the Food Bank. Here’s a brief synopsis of what I say: The Food Bank secures and distributes close to 10 million pounds of food each year to go to families in need. “Families in need” may seem like a broad term, but we know that 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 3 children currently live in poverty across our 12-county service area. And though many folks who live in poverty also struggle with chronic hunger, we also know that there are many families that may not fall in the previous mentioned category. Instead, they may be facing an unexpected diagnosis (something…
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