{"id":1254,"date":"2017-10-09T12:16:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2019-07-29T14:29:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T22:29:25","slug":"cdfas-secretary-karen-ross-helps-kickoff-the-state-employees-food-drive-with-a-farm-fresh-produce-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/?p=1254","title":{"rendered":"CDFA\u2019s Secretary Karen Ross helps kickoff the State Employees Food Drive with a farm-fresh produce donation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Secretary-Ross625.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Secretary-Ross625.jpg\" alt=\"Karen Ross holding bundle of carrots and chard at farmers market\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Secretary-Ross625.jpg 626w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Secretary-Ross625-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Secretary-Ross625-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary Karen Ross visited the Capitol Mall Farmers\u2019 Market to kickoff the State Employees Food Drive on the final Thursday market of the season. The CDFA Office of Farm to Fork organized the fresh produce drive, encouraging state employees to purchase produce at the market and donate it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacramentofoodbank.org\/\">Sacramento Food Bank &amp; Family Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/farmers-market-grid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/farmers-market-grid.jpg\" alt=\"Chard, bouquet of flowers, tomatoes, corn\" class=\"wp-image-1324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/farmers-market-grid.jpg 625w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/farmers-market-grid-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/TalesFromTheField\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/farmers-market-grid-624x419.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ross made several trips through the market and donated over 20 pounds of produce, including apples, tomatoes, melons, and sweet corn. She also helped designate September as Farm to Food Bank Month, recognizing the year-round need for donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh produce donations are a triple win; they help provide healthy foods to those in need, create viable farms, and support the local economy. Throughout the market\u2019s duration on September 21st,&nbsp;nearly 400&nbsp;pounds of produce was donated. This is a great start to reaching the goal of 800,000 pounds of food for the 2017 State Employees Food Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fooddrive.ca.gov\/\">California State Employees Food Drive<\/a> website for more information on giving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary Karen Ross visited the Capitol Mall Farmers\u2019 Market to kickoff the State Employees Food Drive on the final Thursday market of the season. The CDFA Office of Farm to Fork organized the fresh produce drive, encouraging state employees to purchase produce at the market and donate it to Sacramento Food Bank &amp; Family Services. 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