by Michael Bisch
Winters resident James Baugh is grateful for his sons’ weekly participation in Yolo Food Bank’s Kids Farmers Market program at Shirley Rominger Intermediate Elementary School, where more than 70% of children qualify for free or reduced price meals:
“Our family loves Kids Farmers Market, and we can’t believe that the kids come home with seasonal, delicious food every week,” James says. “It helps us to ensure our boys are getting fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. It’s amazing that it’s all locally-sourced, and it has expanded what the kids eat. We had sweet potato fries last night; six months ago, I’m not sure the boys would have eaten those. My fourth grader also participated in a hummus tasting at Kids Farmers Market. He loved it, came home with a bunch of garbanzo beans and asked his mom to make more! The boys are having conversations about what they are eating and why.”
Food insecurity is about more than just not enough food to eat; it’s also about having access to nutritious food to eat. Yolo Food Bank’s Kids Farmers Market is making a life-long difference in children’s health and wellness through fresh food access and nutrition education at eight Yolo County schools serving pre-K through 6th grades. Our NOURISH YOLO capacity expansion initiative can enable us to serve more high-need schools and children, with your support. You can nourish more children and #NourishYolo on Big Day of Giving, by pre-scheduling your donation now at bit.ly/BDOGYFB2019
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Help us expand our services to even more struggling, working families, their children and senior citizens. Please NOURISH YOLO on the Big Day of Giving, by pre-scheduling your donation now at bit.ly/BDOGYFB2019
