"USDA Awards $900,000 to the NH Food Bank to Expand ‘NH Feeding NH’ Program"

NH Food Bank to collaborate with NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food to expand program providing those in need with access to locally grown food

Manchester, N.H. – The New Hampshire Food Bank has received a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support efforts to provide those in need with access to locally grown fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy. With this grant through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA), the New Hampshire Food Bank and the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food (NHDAMF) will work together to expand the Food Bank’s ‘NH Feeding NH’ program, a statewide initiative supporting the purchase of food from New Hampshire farmers to provide food insecure Granite Staters with increased access to nutritious, locally grown fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat. READ THE FULL RELEASE HERE