New York State Works With Local Farmers to Provide Fresh Produce for Food Pantry

New York State Works With Local Farmers to Provide Fresh Produce for Food Pantry

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—Programs like Nourish New York are helping local farmers connect their fresh produce to consumers through food banks such as the Regional Food Bank, local officials say, with the arrangements benefiting both farmers and the people who are served by food banks. The Regional Food Bank held a five-person panel, focused on cooperation between agriculture and food charities, at its Orange County Distribution Center in the Town of Mon…