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July 5, 2023

Little Leaf Farms Celebrates Growth in Pennsylvania and Announces Plans to Open New Greenhouse in Fall 2023

Governor Josh Shapiro Attended the Ceremony on May 31. Little Leaf Farms, the country’s #1 brand of packaged lettuce sustainably grown through controlled environment agriculture (CEA), is announcing it will open a new state-of-the-art greenhouse in McAdoo, Pennsylvania this fall. The brand also presented a $10,000 donation to Feeding Pennsylvania, a local nonprofit that works to secure food and…

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July 5, 2023

Berks Lawmaker Highlights Program that Connects Farmers with Food Banks

State Sen. Judy Schwank wants to double the budget of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System program. Karen Shuey from the Reading Eagle interviews Jay Worrall, CEO of Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank and Senator Judy Schwank about the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System.

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July 5, 2023

Moovin’ 4 Milk 5k Walk/Run to Benefit “Fill a Glass With Hope” and Help Feed Our Neighbors in the 814

Studio 814’s Rebecca Petner sits down with Joe Arthur from the Central Pa Food Bank, Erin Haafke, the Community Relations Manager with Feeding Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Dairy Princess, Selina Horst to hear about their upcoming Moovin’ for Milk 5K Walk/Run.

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March 5, 2021

Clemens Food Group expansion to bring 90 jobs to Montgomery County

Aside from bringing new jobs, the company has donated around 4 million pounds of pork this year. “Even though we had resources to buy food, we couldn’t get the food that we needed,” said Jane Clements-Smith, the executive director of Feeding Pennsylvania.

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March 5, 2021

Food Podcast: Adagio Health features food bank CEO Lisa Scales & Feeding PA Jane Clements-Smith

Adagio Health will host the Adagio Health: Better Health Outcomes Speaker Series featuring Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank President & CEO Lisa Scales alongside Feeding Pennsylvania Executive Director Jane Clements-Smith.

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March 5, 2021

PA Eats, Feeding Pennsylvania team up to nourish commonwealth residents

Looking to bridge the gap between the issues related to health and hunger, PA Eats and Feeding Pennsylvania formed a partnership to develop the Nourish PA Series – a resource that utilized their combined missions to develop educational resources to empower pantry clients to make nourishing meals with the food they receive. 

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Joe & Jill Biden Philabundance
January 18, 2021

The Biden family volunteers with Philabundance on MLK Day

The soon-to-be first family helped pack food boxes that will be distributed in Philly and Delaware County

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December 7, 2020

Families are facing a food crisis; soon Pennsylvania’s food banks will, too | Opinion

Christina, a single mom of two kids under the age of six, was laid off from her job at a medical practice soon after the coronavirus outbreak started. A month into the lay-off, the Cumberland County resident no longer had any money left in her savings and was still navigating the unemployment process.

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Agric Event
November 4, 2020

Ag surplus program saved 4 million pounds of food from waste

Warrington Farms is one of 30 farms currently under contract with Feeding Pennsylvania

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