From CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE FOOD TECHNOLOGY
The Falcon Food Pantry will be the focus of the. CIFT Agribusiness Forum, Thursday, March 16 8:30-9:30 a.m.
The forum will be presented in person, 20 attendee limit, at the. Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen, 13737 Middleton Pike, Bowling Green, and virtually.
Click to register for the in-person session. Click to register virtually.
Since opening its doors in February 2022 the Falcon Food Pantry has served more than 150 students per week, including more than 700 in November. A common misconception about food insecurity is that it does not impact college students. In fact, a recent research study at BGSU confirmed 42 percent of students experience food insecurity.
[RELATED: Falcon Food Pantry addresses food insecurity on campus]
More than a food pantry, this initiative provides nutrition education sessions, wrap-around referral support services, internship opportunities for nutrition and public administration students, oversight of the BGSU Community Garden and even a mobile teaching kitchen to provide hands-on experiences across many cultures.
Speakers: will be: Dr. Jim Ciesla, Dean, College of Health and Human Services and
Dr. Shannon Orr, Director, Falcon Food Pantry.
Also, Carrie Hashbarger director of Special Food Programs, Ohio Association of Foodbanks, will also provide an update on an update on Ohio Community+Agriculture+Nutrition (Ohio CAN) program.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Association of Foodbanks have officially launched the Ohio Community+Agriculture+Nutrition (Ohio CAN) program.
Ohio CAN is connecting producers with communities! Through this innovative program, historically underrepresented producers will be able to sell food to the Ohio Association of Foodbanks and the products will then be distributed through the 12 Feeding America foodbanks and 3,600 member charities across all 88 counties. Ohio CAN is building the resiliency of the state food supply chain and ensuring every farmer has an opportunity to feed Ohioans.
