Farm Share, one of Florida’s leading food nonprofits and the state’s food bank specializing in distributing produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to imperfections, will hold an event Saturday in Kissimmee.
Fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods will be distributed from 10 a.m. until supplies last at Archie Gordon Park on Buenaventura Boulevard.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distributions are drive-thru only to minimize contact and to help ensure the safety of all parties, and attendees must arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.
With more than 3.9 million families suffering from food insecurity throughout Florida, Farm Share meets the everyday hunger needs of Floridians by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute that food not sent to stores.
“Food insecurity is a topic that’s been common in Osceola County, even before the pandemic,” County Commissioner Viviana Janer said at a previous Farm Share event in BVL. That was before inflation sent grocery prices on a mad upswing, sometimes outlasting the budgets of some low-income households.
Since its inception in 1991, Farm Share has distributed more than 751 million pounds of food, with a value of more than $1.9 billion, making sure excess fresh foods like fruits and vegetables from Florida farmers have gone into the hands of those who need it, rather than it going to waste.
In 2020 alone, Farm Share, which distributes food to the community through its network of soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers across Florida free of charge, gave out more than 104 million pounds of food and served more than 86 million meals to Floridians in the midst of the pandemic.
For more information about Farm Share, visit FarmShare.org.
