Reading Time: 4 minutes Just keeping track of the offers of help would likely keep the eight members of the Taber Foodgrains Project’s organizing committee busy. “There’s probably close to 100 organizations that help out in some way, shape or form,” said Jeremy Wind, the group’s chair. “We had no challenges getting people to help out. There’s always a […] Read more
Once again, supporters of growing projects are making a difference
$165,000 available for rural-based charities
Applicants can apply until Sept. 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute By spending five minutes online, charities and community programs or events could win one of 66, $2,500 grants from Bayer’s Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities Program. “Farmers and rural communities are the focus of our business, and we want to see them remain strong,” said Trish Jordan, senior business partner, government and industry affairs with Bayer’s […] Read more
Viterra partners with Foodgrains Bank once again
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the seventh consecutive year, Viterra Canada Inc. provided land around five of its terminals in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The plots are used by farmers who volunteer their time, expertise and resources to grow crops and raise funds for Foodgrains Bank hunger response projects around the world. Some projects operate […] Read more
Drive Away Hunger food drive sets new record
Reading Time: < 1 minute Buoyed by the participation of a host of companies in the ag and food industry, this year’s Drive Away Hunger collected enough food and cash for more than 36 million meals, nearly double its goal. The campaign, which supports food banks and feeding programs across the country, was started by Farm Credit Canada nearly two […] Read more
Dry times don’t dent a bumper crop of community goodwill
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even though it was a stressful year, that didn’t stop producers from across the province from stepping up once again for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. And some produced some surprising results. “We were very dry, but I guess we got the right rain at the right time, because the crop grew well and with record […] Read more
Food aid volunteer group in the Peace gets a boost
Reading Time: < 1 minute Peace Country Gleaners, a non-profit in La Crete that helps feed hungry people around the world, has been awarded the $25,000 grand prize in the BASF Community Challenge. The nine-year-old organization processes locally grown vegetables, which are then dehydrated, used in soup mixes made by a sister group in B.C. and distributed by food aid […] Read more
Small but mighty student group bridging gap between food banks and farms
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the pandemic struck, Cindy Zhang, a grad student from Calgary, wanted to do something to help those less fortunate. “I thought it would be great to connect farms to food banks, and also to communities in need and to churches as well,” she said. “We started reaching out to greenhouses when we noticed a […] Read more
Farm Credit Canada plans 20 million meals
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says it is engaging the larger agriculture and food community in raising food and cash donations for its Drive Away Hunger program. “Food banks have told us how Drive Away Hunger has transformed their ability to feed hungry families and we think we can do even more to help,” said FCC […] Read more
‘Community Challenge’ helping community groups
Reading Time: < 1 minute This year’s BASF Community Challenge features a $25,000 grand prize for a community organization along with $5,000 each for eight other community groups. Farmers who have grown InVigor hybrid canola can nominate an organization and must either say how the organization made a difference in their community or “share their BASF success story.” Details and […] Read more
Is there a charity in your community you’d like to help?
Reading Time: < 1 minute New monkey bars at a school in Lacombe, more fresh food for clients of an Okotoks food bank, and support for a kids’ mental health training program in the Vermilion area are three examples of how Alberta communities are using grants from the Canada’s Farmers Grow Communities Program. The 10-year-old program, which gives farmers a […] Read more
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