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AppHarvest Expands Support of Kentucky Food Banks
Together with our friends and neighbors in Central Appalachia, our goal is to build a more resilient food system and one that helps those in need. In Kentucky alone, 20% of children and nearly 15% of adults experience food insecurity
“The Future of Agriculture”: Goochland Tech Students Get New Vertical Farms While Demand Grows At Area Food Banks
"Meredith Thomas said this kind of farming is more environmentally sustainable — it uses no soil, no pesticides and roughly 90 percent less water. She added this kind of farming is more environmentally sustainable — it uses no soil, no pesticides and roughly 90 percent less water. The nutrients and PH are controlled by sensors that check the water every single morning, and add nutrients, or PH balancing solution, or even water,” Thomas said."
Publix Donates More Than 11 Million Pounds of Fresh Produce
The need for food assistance has reached unprecedented levels in this country due to the coronavirus pandemic with Feeding America estimating that an additional 17 million Americans may face hunger, bringing the total to 54 million Americans