second harvest

The Washington State Beef Commission says last week’s Beef Counts event was another success.  The three-day event served 31,200 meals 975 families and provided 1,950 pounds of ground beef to those in need.   In an effort to maximize every food dollar, the Beef Commission said the chubs of ground beef in the Second Harvest December Mobile Market boxes were paired with produce and other perishable g

With the holiday season here, that means it’s time for the 15th annual Beef Counts.  Families across Central and Eastern Washington struggling to make ends meet can get some relief by picking up a box of nutritious food made available thanks to the partnership between Washington’s Beef Community and Second Harvest.   The funds to...

WSU’s Master Gardeners started building gardens this past weekend to help feed the less fortunate as a celebration of World Food Day on Sunday.   The new program is called “Build a Bed to Feed a Family” and the goal is to help 400 low-income and disadvantaged people throughout Benton and Franklin Counties grow and consume fresh, nutritious food.   The program i...

The Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo announced a donation of $2,166 to Second Harvest thanks to the 2016 event.   Money was raised by taking $2 from each admission ticket and also raising nearly $400 at the BBQ Cook-off.   The donation is equivalent to nearly 13,000 pounds of food and is the second largest in the history of the program.   ...