Market to Table

“It’s great to know that my produce is not going to waste — even better that it is going to be enjoyed by somebody who wouldn’t have had access fresh fruit or vegetables otherwise.” – Bob Pizza, produce vendor at the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market and donor to the Food Bank. Thanks to the Food Bank’s [...]

Warehouse crew hops to it, distributing 108,000 eggs for Easter!

Our warehouse is really hopping! Dave & Al helped move 108,000 eggs out to needy families for Easter. It’s EGGxactly what we were hoping for this Easter! California egg farmers hatched a plan to donate 108,000 fresh eggs to the SF Food Bank. Our crack (but not egg-cracking!) warehouse crew got into the holiday spirit [...]

Farm fresh for all

Given the incredible bounty of California agriculture, there’s no reason why farm-fresh food shouldn’t be available to as many people as possible. Thanks to the statewide Farm to Family program, the SF Food Bank has added broccoli and cauliflower to the variety of fresh produce we can distribute consistently. Here’s how it works. Normally, growers  go [...]

The mother of all Thanksgiving shopping lists!

You’re probably reading over your favorite family recipes and putting together a Thanksgiving shopping list this week. Well, how would you like to have this list?   34,000 Chickens   80,000 Pounds of yams 100,000 Pounds of potatoes   80,000 Pounds of apples   30,000 Pounds of carrots   35,000 Pounds of cabbage   70,000 [...]

San Francisco Food Bank ‘Egg-static’ over large egg donation

Today, the San Francisco Food Bank received 88,650 eggs just in time for Easter from NuCal Foods. They were all  sourced locally from a farm in Petaluma, CA.  Fresh eggs are always a prized item for Food Banks due to their dense nutritional and high protein content.  And they’re one of the hardest food categories [...]

Giant celery!

Here’s something you won’t see at the supermarket: a thicket of giant celery! Its size may render it unmarketable – but it’s still perfectly fresh, perfectly good and ready to go out to our pantries. Many people still associate canned and dry foods with food banks. And while we still have staple foods like pasta, [...]

Hunger Takes Over the Headlines

This Thanksgiving, the San Francisco Food Bank made sure that 30,000 households enjoyed a fresh, healthy holiday dinner. But shocking news stories about hunger in the Bay Area – and across our country – underscore the fact that more and more people every day are seeking help. In the past two years, San Francisco has [...]

Today’s Fruit of the Day – Grapes!

1,980 cases of grapes came in today thanks to the Farm to Family program and SunWorld packers! That’s 15,840 bags of sweet, seedless grapes. Here they are in our cooler – 22 pallets, all tagged for delivery to a neighborhood pantry.

SF Food Bank’s Gary Maxworthy Honored with a Jefferson Award

San Francisco Food Bank board member and architect of the Farm to Family program, Gary Maxworthy, has again been recognized for his contributions to providing millions of pounds of fresh produce for California’s hungry. Last month, Gary was invited to the White House to celebrate the launch of the new White House Office of Social [...]

Fifth Recession Relief Grocery Pantry Opens

Last week, San Francisco Food Bank opened our fifth special Recession Relief Grocery Pantry – this one, at Geneva Avenue Methodist United Church, in partnership with Nueva Vida Ministerios. These new pantries were created to serve people hit by the recession who have not accessed food assistance before. (If you need food, and live in [...]