Pieter loves pouring his homemade maple syrup on everything. Every winter, he taps the maple trees surrounding his home to make gallons of the delicious syrup. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of syrup—all of … Continue reading
Friends of the Food Bank
Together, We Can Prevent Summer Hunger for Families like Alicia’s
Alicia was excited to see asparagus at a Mobile Pantry she visited this spring. Her late grandpa was a potato farmer who also grew asparagus, and Alicia’s son loved helping him harvest the stalks each year. “Seeing the asparagus cheered … Continue reading
Largest Lettuce Farm in State Shares Crop with Food Bank
We’re so grateful for Revolution Farms, a Caledonia-based lettuce grower. Some weeks, they produce far more lettuce than they can sell, which means there is some left over to donate to the food bank and other hunger-relief programs in our community! Each year, they aim to donate at least one percent of their product to the charitable food industry. So far, they’ve donated almost 2,000 pounds of lettuce to Feeding America West Michigan in 2022. Continue reading
1 in 6 Muskegon Kids Faces Hunger—Here’s How One Program Is Helping
Kids who rely on school meals for nourishment may face hunger on the weekends. So, at 3 p.m. on Fridays, volunteers gather at Oakridge Elementary School to place bags of food in kids’ lockers. They quietly walk the halls searching … Continue reading
Determined Parents Feed Kids amid Rising Food Prices
“Anything is appreciated right now with inflation. We don’t qualify for food stamps, so this supplements us. Don’t think just because we work it isn’t hard.” Christine and her husband are among the 61 percent of neighbors who seek charitable … Continue reading
As Cost of Living Spikes, Who Seeks Support from Mobile Food Pantries?
In West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, 1 in 8 neighbors faces hunger. This means they can’t always access or afford enough food to live healthy, active lives. Neighbors in these situations are young and old, nurses and mechanics, retired … Continue reading