The Vance County center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension is hosting a food drive in advance of the 36th annual Small Farms Week, which will be observed March 21-26, 2022. The statewide event, presented by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T, recognizes the contributions of small farmers across the state’s 100 counties.
The Vance food drive will continue until March 11, but this year’s format looks a little different. Instead of a general collection of canned goods and nonperishables, county staff will collect nonperishable ingredients for a family meal. Each extension office will be putting together meal bags for up to 10 families of four to five people. The Vance County center office will be collecting items for salmon burgers and sweet potato oven fries. Please see the flyer for ingredients needed to fill our meal bags.
Here is a list of items being collected:
- Low-sodium sweet potatoes
- Canola oil
- 75-oz. can pink or red salmon
- Green onions
- Red bell pepper
- Saltine-style crackers, unsalted tops
- Lemon juice
- Eggs
- Plain low-fat yogurt
- Ground black pepper
- Cooking spray
- Whole-wheat buns
- Bibb lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Lemon pepper seasoning blend
All food collected through the food drive will be donated to ACTS (Area Christians Together in Service). Anyone interested in donating to this food drive can bring items to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Vance County Center office at 305 Young Street in Henderson.
For more information, please call 252-438-8188 or contact Nitasha Kearney, EFNEP Educator at ndkearney@ncat.edu or Wayne Rowland at dwrowlan@ncat.edu.
Thank you in advance for donating to those in hunger in Vance County.