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Partnership with Purpose, Lansing Sam’s Club

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Lansing Sam’s Club Partners with GLFB to Cut Down on Food Waste According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 report From Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste, researchers estimate about 35 percent of the United States food supply is wasted. Startlingly, this wasted food contains enough calories to feed 150 million More

What to Plant – Top 10 Best Vegetables for New Gardeners

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Written by Matthew Romans, Program & Education Specialist – Garden Project The selection criteria for the 10 best vegetables for new gardeners is simple: First, grow things that they like to eat. One of the joys of gardening is that as you begin eating fresh vegetables, you discover you like foods that you previously disliked. More

Partnership with Purpose, Isabella Community Soup Kitchen

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Isabella Community Soup Kitchen is “sharing a warm meal for a better community.” A simple vision with a profound impact on the neighbors they serve. A partner organization of Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB), Isabella Community Soup Kitchen (ICSK) provides free breakfast and lunch in a warm, safe environment where all are welcome. “We are More

When to Plant Your Garden

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Written by: Matthew Romans, Program & Education Specialist – Garden Project When should you plant your vegetables? The best time to plant your garden varies from vegetable to vegetable, but in general, garden veggies can be divided into two main categories; cool season and warm season plants. The following guide outlines these two categories, and More

Food or Medicine? 

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Food Or Medicine?  That was the difficult decision Bridget and Kevin were facing last year.  Kevin had to retire from landscaping after a successful 25-year career to be the primary caregiver for his father, who was battling dementia. That meant Bridget’s job as a restaurant manager was the only income for their family of four.  More

Where to Place Your Garden: 4 Key Considerations

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Written by: Matthew Romans, Program & Education Specialist – Garden Project When selecting a location for a garden, there are 4 key considerations; (1) how much sun or shade a space receives, (2) water drainage, (3) soil quality and (4) proximity to water & home. 1. Sunlight Exposure Most garden vegetables require direct sunlight (no More

Make Sure Hunger Isn’t Holding Anyone Back in the Classroom

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  At Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB), we know food insecurity has the potential to harm college students’ ability to achieve their educational and professional goals. Overall, the number of college students with low household incomes has increased. When this is combined with the rising cost of education, many adult students are struggling to make More

SNAP Emergency Allotments Are Ending In February

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SNAP Emergency Allotments Are Ending In February What is changing? Recent federal legislation passed in December 2022 brings an end to the SNAP Emergency Allotments. These additional food assistance benefits have been issued since April 2020 and have been loaded onto SNAP participants’ Bridge Cards as a second payment each month. February will be the More

Hunger Heroes, the Invaluable Volunteers – Dean Kimmith

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Dean Kimmith is a hunger hero. He has been volunteering at Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) for more than five years, working a variety of roles to help out wherever he can. “It was important to me to stay engaged in human service issues after I retired,” states Dean, “This has been an incredible experience More

Tukio la 14 la Mwaka la Bamba tupu

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Baada ya miaka miwili, Benki ya Chakula ya Greater Lansing ilikaribisha tukio lake la 14 la kila mwaka la Empty Plate katika Klabu ya Huntington huko Spartan Stadium. Shukrani kwa ukarimu wa wafadhili wa mnada, wadhamini na wageni, Bamba la Empty la mwaka huu lilikusanya zaidi ya $ 390,000! Tuzo ya Waanzilishi wa Mwaka wa 6th iliwasilishwa katika hafla hiyo kwa Camille na Zaidi