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After week-long closures due to power shutoffs and mandatory evacuation orders, they are eager to let the public know that Sonoma County is open for business. And understandably so: in a region where much of the local economy relies on tourism, the effects of natural disasters like the Kincade fire — \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10272861-181/88-percent-containment-for-kincade\">now fully contained\u003c/a> — can linger and negatively impact businesses for weeks, months, even years to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the second time in two years that fires have burned in Sonoma County during the bustling harvest season — in October 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-county-fires-in-40-photographs/\">the Tubbs, Nuns and Pocket fires raged for three weeks\u003c/a>. Last year, smoke from the Camp fire in Butte County blanketed the area in November and, in February of this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/zazu-pulls-out-of-the-barlow-two-months-after-flood/\">floods damaged businesses and homes in Guerneville and Sebastopol\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortunately, the local community remains resilient. Just as in October 2017 and in February of this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10243821-181/close-calls-and-grace-notes?ref=related\">the outpouring of support and generosity is again prevalent\u003c/a>. Sonoma County will recover from this recent blow and while it does, we will continue to celebrate this beautiful place we’re proud to call home. If you’d like to show local businesses a little extra love in the weeks and months to come, we’ve rounded up a few ideas — click on the hyperlinks for details.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Shop Local\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818.jpg\" alt=\"A customer browses the goods at Miracle Plum in Santa Rosa.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"866\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-160x108.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-800x541.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-768x520.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-1020x690.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-1200x812.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">To support Sonoma County stores, consider shopping local this holiday season: For every $100 spent at an independently owned store, $68 stays in the community, according to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. \u003ccite>(Chris Hardy/Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Week-long closures due to power shutoffs and evacuation orders have delivered a blow to local retailers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/local-retailers-affected-by-kincade-fire-and-power-shutoffs-we-need-your-support/\">especially small independently owned stores\u003c/a> already struggling to compete with national chains and online megastores. Many businesses have lost critical sales during the normally busy harvest season as threats of fire have kept customers away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To support Sonoma County stores, consider \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/diy-and-buy-local-at-these-sonoma-county-makerspaces-fairs-and-shops/\">shopping local this holiday season\u003c/a>: For every $100 spent at one of these businesses, $68 stays in the community, according to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. Meanwhile, spending $100 at a big-box store contributes only $32 to the local economy, while the rise of online shopping continues to disrupt traditional retail. Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/category/lifestyle/shop/\">our shopping page\u003c/a> for inspiration, and sign up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/newsletters/\">our Retail Therapy newsletter\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Support Sonoma County Farmers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768.jpg\" alt=\"Corrie Leisen of Garden Earth Farm sells food to customers at the Petaluma East-Side Farmers Market at Lucchesi Park on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Petaluma, California.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"823\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135388\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-160x103.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-800x514.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-768x494.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-1020x656.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-1200x772.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corrie Leisen of Garden Earth Farm sells food to customers at the Petaluma East-Side Farmers Market at Lucchesi Park on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Petaluma, California. \u003ccite>(Beth Schankler/ The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Closed farmers markets, evacuations and lost refrigeration due to power outages have devastated small family farms throughout the region over the last two weeks. Many count on weekly markets as a significant source of revenue and thousands of pounds of perfect produce have been reduced to compost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To support your local farmers and ranchers, think about making warm butternut squash soup, braised greens, and French onion soup from local farmers produce or cook up a hearty meat stew with beef from local ranchers. Many farmers also have lots of salad greens to sell quickly — so eat healthily, while helping the farmers. Even better, \u003ca href=\"https://www.farmtrails.org/guide/csas\">join a CSA\u003c/a>, which will help farms throughout the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Year-round \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-sonoma-county-farmers-markets-2019/\">farmers markets\u003c/a> include Petaluma East Side Farmers Market, Santa Rosa Farmers Market, Sebastopol Farmers Market, Sonoma Valley Certified Farmer’s Market. Cloverdale Community Market & Exchange and Windsor Certified Farmer’s Market are open until mid-December. — \u003ci>Heather Irwin\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Eat at Sonoma County Restaurants\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Dino Bugica, chef/owner of Diavola grilling vegetables\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135390\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dino Bugica, chef/owner of Diavola grilling vegetables \u003ccite>(Chris Hardy/Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Kincade fire has been a triple whammy for local restaurants, who lost power, lost customers and continue to struggle with lackluster tourism. Most restaurants store hundreds of pounds of food in large “walk-in” refrigerators — from meat and dairy to prepared stock, vegetables and fruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Tourism Bureau estimates that each power outage costs restaurateurs $4,700, something they can’t easily afford repeatedly. Restaurant workers lose salary, producers lose restaurant business, and it takes months or years to recoup (if at all) when profit margins average 5 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve been glad to see some restaurants packed in the last few days, but they’ll continue to need local support through the quiet winter season. How to help: Book a holiday party, take a friend out, schedule a date night or just head out by yourself for a glass of wine and an appetizer. You could also eat your way through this list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/dont-take-it-off-the-menu-sonoma-county-dishes-locals-cant-live-without/\">50 dishes locals can’t live without\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2.jpg\" alt=\"Try iconic Sonoma County dishes and support local restaurants at the same time.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Try iconic Sonoma County dishes and support local restaurants at the same time. \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Prefer to dine at home? Eat your way through \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/iconic-sonoma-foods/\">this list of iconic Sonoma County foods\u003c/a>. From Liberty Farms duck to Dungeness crab, olive oil to local peaches — you’ve got work to do for a good cause. Find more dining inspiration on \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/category/biteclub/\">BiteClub\u003c/a>. — \u003ci>Heather Irwin\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Visit Sonoma County Wineries and Buy Local Wines\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Winery\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135391\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Winery \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Out of the more than 400 wineries in Sonoma County, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/latest-update-the-kincade-fires-impact-on-sonoma-county-wineries-and-vineyards/\">only one winery — Soda Rock Winery in Healdsburg — was destroyed by the Kincade fire\u003c/a>. Now that the fire is fully contained, power has been restored and evacuation orders lifted, most wineries and tasting rooms have resumed normal opening hours.\u003cbr>\n[aside postID='bayareabites_134208' align='left' label='More Wineries to Visit']\u003cbr>\nIf you’re planning a visit to Sonoma wine country in the coming weeks and months, you will have plenty to look forward to: in addition to serving award-winning wines, many of the local wineries are hosting holiday events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/latest-update-the-kincade-fires-impact-on-sonoma-county-wineries-and-vineyards/\">Support Alexander Valley wineries\u003c/a>, which were especially impacted by the fire and give a little extra love to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/small-but-mighty-boutique-sonoma-wineries-to-check-out-right-now/\">small wine producers\u003c/a>. New to Sonoma County? Here are \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/best-sonoma-wineries-for-first-time-visitors/\">a few great wineries for first-time visitors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Discover Healdsburg, Geyserville and Windsor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Dutcher Crossing Vineyards in Geyserville\" width=\"1200\" height=\"803\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135392\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-768x514.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-1020x683.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dutcher Crossing Vineyards in Geyserville \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Kincade fire came alarmingly close to Healdsburg, Geyserville and Windsor. It burned 77,758 acres in the surrounding area and destroyed 374 buildings, including 174 homes, but thanks to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10229306-181/after-second-visit-to-alexander\">the valiant efforts of firefighters from across the United States, California and Sonoma County\u003c/a>, devastation on the scale following the October 2017 fires was averted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the fire is now fully contained, the three towns — each with its own particular charm — are welcoming visitors again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Healdsburg, with its picturesque plaza surrounded by award-winning wineries and restaurants, makes for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-spend-24-hours-in-healdsburg-according-to-charlie-palmer/\">an idyllic introduction to wine country\u003c/a>. The tiny town of Geyserville, with top notch restaurants, tasting rooms and vintage shops, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-spend-24-hours-in-geyserville-ca/\">a hidden gem\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2.jpg\" alt=\"Guests do a wine tasting at Grand Cru Custom Crush in Windsor on Thursday, October 25, 2018.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135393\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests do a wine tasting at Grand Cru Custom Crush in Windsor on Thursday, October 25, 2018. \u003ccite>(Beth Schlanker/ The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Windsor is home to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/russian-river-brewing-company-close-to-raising-900000-for-wildfire-victims/\">Russian River Brewing Company\u003c/a>'s new state-of-the-art facility and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/10-things-to-do-in-windsor-after-your-pliny-adventure/?gSlide=8\">Grand Cru custom crush\u003c/a>, featuring over fifteen independent winemakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Stay in Sonoma County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn.jpg\" alt=\"Grape Leaf Inn in Healdsburg\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grape Leaf Inn in Healdsburg \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Escaping the Midwest winter with a trip to Wine Country? Looking for a quick weekend getaway from San Francisco? Or maybe you’re just a Petaluman \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/best-hotels-for-a-staycation-in-sonoma-county/\">in search of a fun staycation\u003c/a> in your own backyard? Rest your head at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/category/stay/\">local hotels\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-bed-and-breakfasts-to-check-into-right-now\">inns and B&Bs\u003c/a>, after shopping, drinking and eating your way through Sonoma County. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/cheap-trendy-hotels-in-sonoma-county/\">These hotels offer a little extra for those on a budget\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/best-kid-friendly-hotels-in-sonoma-county/\">family-friendly options\u003c/a>, too, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/take-a-peek-inside-the-sonoma-county-hotel-where-sustainability-comes-naturally/\">properties suited for those who are looking for an eco-friendly vacation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Donate money\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Dixon stands next to the ruins of her rental home on Hwy 128 in Healdsburg after it burned in the Kincade fire. Photo taken on Monday, November 4, 2019.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135395\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meghan Dixon stands next to the ruins of her rental home on Hwy 128 in Healdsburg after it burned in the Kincade fire. Photo taken on Monday, November 4, 2019. \u003ccite>(Beth Schlanker/ The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='bayareabites_135217,bayareabites_135105' label='More on Kincade Aid']\u003cbr>\nIf you’d like to support fire recovery efforts in Sonoma County by making a financial donation, there are a number of organizations to consider: \u003ca href=\"https://cfs.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?setc=1&funit_id=1652\">The Community Foundation of Sonoma County’s Resilience Fund\u003c/a> continues to accept donations to support the mid- and long-term recovery needs of individuals and families; \u003ca href=\"https://latino-community-foundation.networkforgood.com/projects/17203-latino-community-foundation-donate-now\">The Latino Community Foundation’s NorCal Wildfire Relief Fund\u003c/a> supports nonprofits that provide essential sheltering and supportive services to Latino immigrants and farmworkers affected by the fire; \u003ca href=\"https://donorbox.org/undocufund\">The UndocuFund for Fire Relief in Sonoma County\u003c/a> provides direct funding to undocumented immigrants and their families in Sonoma County to help with fire-related expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more ways to donate money \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-help-kincade-fire-victims-and-evacuees-volunteer-and-donate/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Donate time\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801.jpg\" alt=\"The Redwood Empire Food Bank deployed its emergency response program, Station 3990, during the Kincade fire.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135396\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-768x513.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-1020x681.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Redwood Empire Food Bank deployed its emergency response program, Station 3990, during the Kincade fire. \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are over 1,500 nonprofits in Sonoma County — many are volunteer operated. If you’re able to donate your time — a little or a lot — this can have a tremendous impact. The best place to start is the \u003ca href=\"https://www.volunteernow.org/\">Volunteer Center of Sonoma County\u003c/a>, which places thousands of volunteers with their “right match” nonprofits annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://refb.org/ways-to-give/make-donation/\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>, the “largest hunger-relief organization serving north coastal California from Sonoma County to the Oregon border,” deployed its emergency response program, Station 3990, during the Kincade fire. To volunteer at the food bank — includes helping out in the kitchen and with food distribution — sign up for a shift \u003ca href=\"https://refb.org/volunteer-opportunities/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more ways to volunteer \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-help-kincade-fire-victims-and-evacuees-volunteer-and-donate/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This article originally appeared on \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/after-the-fire-how-to-support-sonoma-county-farmers-restaurants-wineries-and-stores\" rel=\"canonical\">Sonoma Magazine\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"After week-long closures, local businesses are eager to let the public know that Sonoma County is open for business. This is a great time to show them a little extra love.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1573242077,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":28,"wordCount":1614},"headData":{"title":"After the Fire: How to Support Sonoma County Farmers, Restaurants, Wineries and Stores | KQED","description":"After week-long closures, local businesses are eager to let the public know that Sonoma County is open for business. This is a great time to show them a little extra love.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"After the Fire: How to Support Sonoma County Farmers, Restaurants, Wineries and Stores","datePublished":"2019-11-08T19:41:17.000Z","dateModified":"2019-11-08T19:41:17.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"135383 https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=135383","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2019/11/08/after-the-fire-how-to-support-sonoma-county-farmers-restaurants-wineries-and-stores/","disqusTitle":"After the Fire: How to Support Sonoma County Farmers, Restaurants, Wineries and Stores","path":"/bayareabites/135383/after-the-fire-how-to-support-sonoma-county-farmers-restaurants-wineries-and-stores","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>by Sofia Englund\u003c/i>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"sonoma-magazine","num":"2","label":"More From Sonoma Magazine "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nTwo weeks after the Kincade fire sparked in northern Sonoma County, local businesses are taking to social media to welcome visitors back to the area. After week-long closures due to power shutoffs and mandatory evacuation orders, they are eager to let the public know that Sonoma County is open for business. And understandably so: in a region where much of the local economy relies on tourism, the effects of natural disasters like the Kincade fire — \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10272861-181/88-percent-containment-for-kincade\">now fully contained\u003c/a> — can linger and negatively impact businesses for weeks, months, even years to come.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the second time in two years that fires have burned in Sonoma County during the bustling harvest season — in October 2017, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-county-fires-in-40-photographs/\">the Tubbs, Nuns and Pocket fires raged for three weeks\u003c/a>. Last year, smoke from the Camp fire in Butte County blanketed the area in November and, in February of this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/zazu-pulls-out-of-the-barlow-two-months-after-flood/\">floods damaged businesses and homes in Guerneville and Sebastopol\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fortunately, the local community remains resilient. Just as in October 2017 and in February of this year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10243821-181/close-calls-and-grace-notes?ref=related\">the outpouring of support and generosity is again prevalent\u003c/a>. Sonoma County will recover from this recent blow and while it does, we will continue to celebrate this beautiful place we’re proud to call home. If you’d like to show local businesses a little extra love in the weeks and months to come, we’ve rounded up a few ideas — click on the hyperlinks for details.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Shop Local\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818.jpg\" alt=\"A customer browses the goods at Miracle Plum in Santa Rosa.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"866\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135386\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-160x108.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-800x541.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-768x520.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-1020x690.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/MIRACLEPLUM024_887818-1200x812.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">To support Sonoma County stores, consider shopping local this holiday season: For every $100 spent at an independently owned store, $68 stays in the community, according to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. \u003ccite>(Chris Hardy/Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Week-long closures due to power shutoffs and evacuation orders have delivered a blow to local retailers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/local-retailers-affected-by-kincade-fire-and-power-shutoffs-we-need-your-support/\">especially small independently owned stores\u003c/a> already struggling to compete with national chains and online megastores. Many businesses have lost critical sales during the normally busy harvest season as threats of fire have kept customers away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To support Sonoma County stores, consider \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/diy-and-buy-local-at-these-sonoma-county-makerspaces-fairs-and-shops/\">shopping local this holiday season\u003c/a>: For every $100 spent at one of these businesses, $68 stays in the community, according to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. Meanwhile, spending $100 at a big-box store contributes only $32 to the local economy, while the rise of online shopping continues to disrupt traditional retail. Visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/category/lifestyle/shop/\">our shopping page\u003c/a> for inspiration, and sign up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/newsletters/\">our Retail Therapy newsletter\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Support Sonoma County Farmers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768.jpg\" alt=\"Corrie Leisen of Garden Earth Farm sells food to customers at the Petaluma East-Side Farmers Market at Lucchesi Park on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Petaluma, California.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"823\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135388\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-160x103.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-800x514.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-768x494.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-1020x656.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/BS_042815_FARMERSMARKET1_729768-1200x772.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corrie Leisen of Garden Earth Farm sells food to customers at the Petaluma East-Side Farmers Market at Lucchesi Park on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Petaluma, California. \u003ccite>(Beth Schankler/ The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Closed farmers markets, evacuations and lost refrigeration due to power outages have devastated small family farms throughout the region over the last two weeks. Many count on weekly markets as a significant source of revenue and thousands of pounds of perfect produce have been reduced to compost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To support your local farmers and ranchers, think about making warm butternut squash soup, braised greens, and French onion soup from local farmers produce or cook up a hearty meat stew with beef from local ranchers. Many farmers also have lots of salad greens to sell quickly — so eat healthily, while helping the farmers. Even better, \u003ca href=\"https://www.farmtrails.org/guide/csas\">join a CSA\u003c/a>, which will help farms throughout the season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Year-round \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-sonoma-county-farmers-markets-2019/\">farmers markets\u003c/a> include Petaluma East Side Farmers Market, Santa Rosa Farmers Market, Sebastopol Farmers Market, Sonoma Valley Certified Farmer’s Market. Cloverdale Community Market & Exchange and Windsor Certified Farmer’s Market are open until mid-December. — \u003ci>Heather Irwin\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Eat at Sonoma County Restaurants\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Dino Bugica, chef/owner of Diavola grilling vegetables\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135390\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/DIAVOLA268_731881-1200x800-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dino Bugica, chef/owner of Diavola grilling vegetables \u003ccite>(Chris Hardy/Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Kincade fire has been a triple whammy for local restaurants, who lost power, lost customers and continue to struggle with lackluster tourism. Most restaurants store hundreds of pounds of food in large “walk-in” refrigerators — from meat and dairy to prepared stock, vegetables and fruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Sonoma County Tourism Bureau estimates that each power outage costs restaurateurs $4,700, something they can’t easily afford repeatedly. Restaurant workers lose salary, producers lose restaurant business, and it takes months or years to recoup (if at all) when profit margins average 5 percent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’ve been glad to see some restaurants packed in the last few days, but they’ll continue to need local support through the quiet winter season. How to help: Book a holiday party, take a friend out, schedule a date night or just head out by yourself for a glass of wine and an appetizer. You could also eat your way through this list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/dont-take-it-off-the-menu-sonoma-county-dishes-locals-cant-live-without/\">50 dishes locals can’t live without\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2.jpg\" alt=\"Try iconic Sonoma County dishes and support local restaurants at the same time.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135389\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/ZAZU_48_785145-2-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Try iconic Sonoma County dishes and support local restaurants at the same time. \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Prefer to dine at home? Eat your way through \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/iconic-sonoma-foods/\">this list of iconic Sonoma County foods\u003c/a>. From Liberty Farms duck to Dungeness crab, olive oil to local peaches — you’ve got work to do for a good cause. Find more dining inspiration on \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/category/biteclub/\">BiteClub\u003c/a>. — \u003ci>Heather Irwin\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Visit Sonoma County Wineries and Buy Local Wines\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135391\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan Winery\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135391\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Jordanwinery-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Winery \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Out of the more than 400 wineries in Sonoma County, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/latest-update-the-kincade-fires-impact-on-sonoma-county-wineries-and-vineyards/\">only one winery — Soda Rock Winery in Healdsburg — was destroyed by the Kincade fire\u003c/a>. Now that the fire is fully contained, power has been restored and evacuation orders lifted, most wineries and tasting rooms have resumed normal opening hours.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"bayareabites_134208","align":"left","label":"More Wineries to Visit "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nIf you’re planning a visit to Sonoma wine country in the coming weeks and months, you will have plenty to look forward to: in addition to serving award-winning wines, many of the local wineries are hosting holiday events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/latest-update-the-kincade-fires-impact-on-sonoma-county-wineries-and-vineyards/\">Support Alexander Valley wineries\u003c/a>, which were especially impacted by the fire and give a little extra love to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/small-but-mighty-boutique-sonoma-wineries-to-check-out-right-now/\">small wine producers\u003c/a>. New to Sonoma County? Here are \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/best-sonoma-wineries-for-first-time-visitors/\">a few great wineries for first-time visitors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Discover Healdsburg, Geyserville and Windsor\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Dutcher Crossing Vineyards in Geyserville\" width=\"1200\" height=\"803\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135392\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-768x514.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/Dutcher-Crossing-Geyserville-Breezeway-Vineyards-Courtesy-Photo-1020x683.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dutcher Crossing Vineyards in Geyserville \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Kincade fire came alarmingly close to Healdsburg, Geyserville and Windsor. It burned 77,758 acres in the surrounding area and destroyed 374 buildings, including 174 homes, but thanks to \u003ca href=\"https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/10229306-181/after-second-visit-to-alexander\">the valiant efforts of firefighters from across the United States, California and Sonoma County\u003c/a>, devastation on the scale following the October 2017 fires was averted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the fire is now fully contained, the three towns — each with its own particular charm — are welcoming visitors again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Healdsburg, with its picturesque plaza surrounded by award-winning wineries and restaurants, makes for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-spend-24-hours-in-healdsburg-according-to-charlie-palmer/\">an idyllic introduction to wine country\u003c/a>. The tiny town of Geyserville, with top notch restaurants, tasting rooms and vintage shops, is \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-spend-24-hours-in-geyserville-ca/\">a hidden gem\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2.jpg\" alt=\"Guests do a wine tasting at Grand Cru Custom Crush in Windsor on Thursday, October 25, 2018.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135393\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2.jpg 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_102518_GrandCru2-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests do a wine tasting at Grand Cru Custom Crush in Windsor on Thursday, October 25, 2018. \u003ccite>(Beth Schlanker/ The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And Windsor is home to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/russian-river-brewing-company-close-to-raising-900000-for-wildfire-victims/\">Russian River Brewing Company\u003c/a>'s new state-of-the-art facility and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/10-things-to-do-in-windsor-after-your-pliny-adventure/?gSlide=8\">Grand Cru custom crush\u003c/a>, featuring over fifteen independent winemakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Stay in Sonoma County\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 960px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn.jpg\" alt=\"Grape Leaf Inn in Healdsburg\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135394\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/grape-leaf-inn-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grape Leaf Inn in Healdsburg \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Escaping the Midwest winter with a trip to Wine Country? Looking for a quick weekend getaway from San Francisco? Or maybe you’re just a Petaluman \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/best-hotels-for-a-staycation-in-sonoma-county/\">in search of a fun staycation\u003c/a> in your own backyard? Rest your head at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/category/stay/\">local hotels\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-bed-and-breakfasts-to-check-into-right-now\">inns and B&Bs\u003c/a>, after shopping, drinking and eating your way through Sonoma County. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/cheap-trendy-hotels-in-sonoma-county/\">These hotels offer a little extra for those on a budget\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/best-kid-friendly-hotels-in-sonoma-county/\">family-friendly options\u003c/a>, too, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/take-a-peek-inside-the-sonoma-county-hotel-where-sustainability-comes-naturally/\">properties suited for those who are looking for an eco-friendly vacation\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Donate money\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Dixon stands next to the ruins of her rental home on Hwy 128 in Healdsburg after it burned in the Kincade fire. Photo taken on Monday, November 4, 2019.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135395\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/bs_110419_Fire2-1200x800-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meghan Dixon stands next to the ruins of her rental home on Hwy 128 in Healdsburg after it burned in the Kincade fire. Photo taken on Monday, November 4, 2019. \u003ccite>(Beth Schlanker/ The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"bayareabites_135217,bayareabites_135105","label":"More on Kincade Aid "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cbr>\nIf you’d like to support fire recovery efforts in Sonoma County by making a financial donation, there are a number of organizations to consider: \u003ca href=\"https://cfs.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?setc=1&funit_id=1652\">The Community Foundation of Sonoma County’s Resilience Fund\u003c/a> continues to accept donations to support the mid- and long-term recovery needs of individuals and families; \u003ca href=\"https://latino-community-foundation.networkforgood.com/projects/17203-latino-community-foundation-donate-now\">The Latino Community Foundation’s NorCal Wildfire Relief Fund\u003c/a> supports nonprofits that provide essential sheltering and supportive services to Latino immigrants and farmworkers affected by the fire; \u003ca href=\"https://donorbox.org/undocufund\">The UndocuFund for Fire Relief in Sonoma County\u003c/a> provides direct funding to undocumented immigrants and their families in Sonoma County to help with fire-related expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more ways to donate money \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-help-kincade-fire-victims-and-evacuees-volunteer-and-donate/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Donate time\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_135396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801.jpg\" alt=\"The Redwood Empire Food Bank deployed its emergency response program, Station 3990, during the Kincade fire.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135396\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-768x513.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2019/11/redwood-empire-food-bank-1200x801-1020x681.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Redwood Empire Food Bank deployed its emergency response program, Station 3990, during the Kincade fire. \u003ccite>(Sonoma Magazine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are over 1,500 nonprofits in Sonoma County — many are volunteer operated. If you’re able to donate your time — a little or a lot — this can have a tremendous impact. The best place to start is the \u003ca href=\"https://www.volunteernow.org/\">Volunteer Center of Sonoma County\u003c/a>, which places thousands of volunteers with their “right match” nonprofits annually.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://refb.org/ways-to-give/make-donation/\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>, the “largest hunger-relief organization serving north coastal California from Sonoma County to the Oregon border,” deployed its emergency response program, Station 3990, during the Kincade fire. To volunteer at the food bank — includes helping out in the kitchen and with food distribution — sign up for a shift \u003ca href=\"https://refb.org/volunteer-opportunities/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find more ways to volunteer \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/how-to-help-kincade-fire-victims-and-evacuees-volunteer-and-donate/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This article originally appeared on \u003ca href=\"https://www.sonomamag.com/after-the-fire-how-to-support-sonoma-county-farmers-restaurants-wineries-and-stores\" rel=\"canonical\">Sonoma Magazine\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/135383/after-the-fire-how-to-support-sonoma-county-farmers-restaurants-wineries-and-stores","authors":["11349"],"categories":["bayareabites_1874","bayareabites_11028","bayareabites_10028","bayareabites_13746","bayareabites_1146","bayareabites_15155","bayareabites_119"],"tags":["bayareabites_16481","bayareabites_356","bayareabites_16340","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_135397","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_124309":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_124309","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"124309","score":null,"sort":[1515350654000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"resolved-to-volunteer-in-the-new-year-support-these-bay-area-food-organizations","title":"Resolved to Volunteer in the New Year? Support These Bay Area Food Organizations","publishDate":1515350654,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was originally published on Jan. 7, 2018 and was updated Jan. 6, 2020.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The New Year is often a time for food resolutions, like cooking at home more or eating less meat. You can also channel that energy into your community by volunteering your time and talents to support the good food movement. The Bay Area is filled with hard-working organizations that rely on volunteers to alleviate hunger, prevent food waste, and empower people to take their health into their own hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re getting your hands dirty in the soil, sharing cooking knowledge, or delivering meals to people in need, you can make a difference, gain new skills, and make friends who also have a passion for good food as a volunteer. Here are a dozen Bay Area organizations that rely on volunteers to advance food justice and transform our food system for the better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/\">CUESA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CUESA offers \u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/get-involved/volunteer\">a wide range of volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> in San Francisco and Oakland to support our local farmers and provide healthy food education, such as assisting customers at the Ferry Plaza and Jack London Square Farmers Markets, teaching kids to cook, doing food prep for free cooking demos, or pitching in at farm tours and fundraising events. Learn more at CUESA’s volunteer orientation on Wednesday, Jan. 8. \u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/event/2020/cuesa-volunteer-orientation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more and RSVP.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://18reasons.org/content/volunteer\">18 Reasons/Cooking Matters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18 Reasons, the nonprofit arm of the Bi-Rite family of businesses, partners with the national organization Cooking Matters to offer cooking and nutrition classes for low-income communities around the Bay Area. There are opportunities to volunteer both at their 18th Street public classes and events, as well as through Cooking Matters as a volunteer chef, nutritionist, or class assistant. \u003ca href=\"https://18reasons.org/content/volunteer\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://leahspantrysf.org/\">Leah’s Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leah’s Pantry offers nutrition and cooking workshops to catalyze healthy food choices among low-income individuals and families. As a volunteer, you can support these programs by chopping veggies for meals or leading group discussions at their Food Smarts classes. \u003ca href=\"http://leahspantrysf.org/volunteer-opportunities\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_124313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-124313\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Runners picks up excess food. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Food Runners)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/\">Food Runners\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Resolved to prevent food waste in 2018? Food Runners volunteers pick up excess perishable food from restaurants, caterers, cafeterias, hotels, and other businesses (including the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market) and deliver it to local shelters and food programs to feed the hungry. Volunteers help make over 10,000 meals possible in San Francisco each week. \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-time/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://foodshift.net/\">Food Shift\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in the East Bay, Food Shift also does food recovery to reduce food waste, feed the hungry, and create jobs. The Food Shift kitchen trains and employs residents of the Alameda Point Collaborative, a housing community for previously homeless individuals. The kitchen needs culinary volunteers to help with food prep. \u003ca href=\"http://foodshift.net/volunteer/volunteer-us-food-shift-kitchen/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/San%20Francisco%20Food%20Bank\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.alamedafoodbank.org/\">Alameda County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food banks rely on volunteers to get tons of donated food to people in need. Volunteers can help with food pickups, sorting produce and bulk foods, creating grocery boxes for seniors in need, and working directly with the community to offer nutrition education and outreach through programs like CalFresh. Learn more about opportunities in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">San Francisco, Marin,\u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.alamedafoodbank.org/volunteer/\">Alameda\u003c/a> counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openhand.org/\">Project Open Hand\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Project Open Hand relies on volunteers to distribute groceries and to prepare, package, deliver and serve made-with-love meals to sick and elderly individuals in San Francisco and Alameda counties. \u003ca href=\"https://www.openhand.org/volunteer\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_124312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-124312\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alemany Farm runs 3.5-acre plot south of Bernal Heights. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alemany Farm)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.alemanyfarm.org/\">Alemany Farm\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Got a green thumb—or want to grow one in the New Year? Urban farming is alive and well in San Francisco at Alemany Farm, which cultivates food security, ecological knowledge, and environmental justice at a 3.5-acre plot south of Bernal Heights. The largest urban farm in San Francisco, Alemany Farm offers volunteer work days for urban dwellers young and old regardless of experience. \u003ca href=\"http://www.alemanyfarm.org/get-involved/\">Learn more\u003c/a> or join their \u003ca href=\"http://www.alemanyfarm.org/farm-news/\">winter fruit tree pruning workshop\u003c/a> on Jan. 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/\">Garden for Environment\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garden for the Environment, an education and demonstration garden in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, also needs drop-in garden volunteers and educational volunteers to help with tasks like composting, planting seeds, pruning, weeding, and tending to vegetable beds. \u003ca href=\"http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/volunteer/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/index.php\">City Slicker Farms\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a mission to empower West Oakland residents to meet basic needs for healthy fresh food through urban farms and community gardens, City Slicker welcomes drop-in garden volunteers for ongoing field work, as well as volunteer garden mentors. Volunteering is on winter break until Feb. 1 at the West Oakland Farm Park, but you can \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/get_involved.php\">learn more about how to get involved here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_124311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-124311\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acta Non Verba creates outdoor gardens for kids. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Acta Non Verba)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://anvfarm.org/\">Acta Non Verba\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acta Non Verba supports the East Oakland community by creating safe, creative outdoor spaces for children, youth, and families. At the Youth Urban Farm Project, all the produce is planted, harvested, and sold by kids, who save the proceeds from their work. Acta Non Verba is looking for volunteer backyard farmers and gardeners who want to share their knowledge, as well as administrative support. \u003ca href=\"https://anvfarm.org/get-involved/jobs/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://plantingjustice.org/\">Planting Justice\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planting Justice promotes food sovereignty, economic justice, and community healing for people impacted by social inequalities through edible permaculture gardens, school programs, and offerings green jobs for men transitioning from prison into the food justice movement. Support these programs and get orchard experience by volunteering at their five-acre food forest in El Sobrante (just north of Richmond). \u003ca href=\"http://plantingjustice.org/farm/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The Bay Area is filled with hard-working organizations that rely on volunteers to alleviate hunger, prevent food waste, and empower people to take their health into their own hands.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1578424815,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":967},"headData":{"title":"Resolved to Volunteer in the New Year? 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The Bay Area is filled with hard-working organizations that rely on volunteers to alleviate hunger, prevent food waste, and empower people to take their health into their own hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re getting your hands dirty in the soil, sharing cooking knowledge, or delivering meals to people in need, you can make a difference, gain new skills, and make friends who also have a passion for good food as a volunteer. Here are a dozen Bay Area organizations that rely on volunteers to advance food justice and transform our food system for the better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/\">CUESA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CUESA offers \u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/get-involved/volunteer\">a wide range of volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> in San Francisco and Oakland to support our local farmers and provide healthy food education, such as assisting customers at the Ferry Plaza and Jack London Square Farmers Markets, teaching kids to cook, doing food prep for free cooking demos, or pitching in at farm tours and fundraising events. Learn more at CUESA’s volunteer orientation on Wednesday, Jan. 8. \u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/event/2020/cuesa-volunteer-orientation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more and RSVP.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://18reasons.org/content/volunteer\">18 Reasons/Cooking Matters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18 Reasons, the nonprofit arm of the Bi-Rite family of businesses, partners with the national organization Cooking Matters to offer cooking and nutrition classes for low-income communities around the Bay Area. There are opportunities to volunteer both at their 18th Street public classes and events, as well as through Cooking Matters as a volunteer chef, nutritionist, or class assistant. \u003ca href=\"https://18reasons.org/content/volunteer\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://leahspantrysf.org/\">Leah’s Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leah’s Pantry offers nutrition and cooking workshops to catalyze healthy food choices among low-income individuals and families. As a volunteer, you can support these programs by chopping veggies for meals or leading group discussions at their Food Smarts classes. \u003ca href=\"http://leahspantrysf.org/volunteer-opportunities\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_124313\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-124313\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/food_runners_ground_stew-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Runners picks up excess food. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Food Runners)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/\">Food Runners\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Resolved to prevent food waste in 2018? Food Runners volunteers pick up excess perishable food from restaurants, caterers, cafeterias, hotels, and other businesses (including the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market) and deliver it to local shelters and food programs to feed the hungry. Volunteers help make over 10,000 meals possible in San Francisco each week. \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-time/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://foodshift.net/\">Food Shift\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based in the East Bay, Food Shift also does food recovery to reduce food waste, feed the hungry, and create jobs. The Food Shift kitchen trains and employs residents of the Alameda Point Collaborative, a housing community for previously homeless individuals. The kitchen needs culinary volunteers to help with food prep. \u003ca href=\"http://foodshift.net/volunteer/volunteer-us-food-shift-kitchen/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://cuesa.org/San%20Francisco%20Food%20Bank\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.alamedafoodbank.org/\">Alameda County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food banks rely on volunteers to get tons of donated food to people in need. Volunteers can help with food pickups, sorting produce and bulk foods, creating grocery boxes for seniors in need, and working directly with the community to offer nutrition education and outreach through programs like CalFresh. Learn more about opportunities in \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">San Francisco, Marin,\u003c/a>and \u003ca href=\"http://www.alamedafoodbank.org/volunteer/\">Alameda\u003c/a> counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.openhand.org/\">Project Open Hand\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Project Open Hand relies on volunteers to distribute groceries and to prepare, package, deliver and serve made-with-love meals to sick and elderly individuals in San Francisco and Alameda counties. \u003ca href=\"https://www.openhand.org/volunteer\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_124312\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-124312\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/alemany_farm-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alemany Farm runs 3.5-acre plot south of Bernal Heights. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alemany Farm)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.alemanyfarm.org/\">Alemany Farm\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Got a green thumb—or want to grow one in the New Year? Urban farming is alive and well in San Francisco at Alemany Farm, which cultivates food security, ecological knowledge, and environmental justice at a 3.5-acre plot south of Bernal Heights. The largest urban farm in San Francisco, Alemany Farm offers volunteer work days for urban dwellers young and old regardless of experience. \u003ca href=\"http://www.alemanyfarm.org/get-involved/\">Learn more\u003c/a> or join their \u003ca href=\"http://www.alemanyfarm.org/farm-news/\">winter fruit tree pruning workshop\u003c/a> on Jan. 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/\">Garden for Environment\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garden for the Environment, an education and demonstration garden in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, also needs drop-in garden volunteers and educational volunteers to help with tasks like composting, planting seeds, pruning, weeding, and tending to vegetable beds. \u003ca href=\"http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/volunteer/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/index.php\">City Slicker Farms\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a mission to empower West Oakland residents to meet basic needs for healthy fresh food through urban farms and community gardens, City Slicker welcomes drop-in garden volunteers for ongoing field work, as well as volunteer garden mentors. Volunteering is on winter break until Feb. 1 at the West Oakland Farm Park, but you can \u003ca href=\"http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/get_involved.php\">learn more about how to get involved here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_124311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-124311\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba.jpg 610w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2018/01/acta_non_verba-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acta Non Verba creates outdoor gardens for kids. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Acta Non Verba)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://anvfarm.org/\">Acta Non Verba\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acta Non Verba supports the East Oakland community by creating safe, creative outdoor spaces for children, youth, and families. At the Youth Urban Farm Project, all the produce is planted, harvested, and sold by kids, who save the proceeds from their work. Acta Non Verba is looking for volunteer backyard farmers and gardeners who want to share their knowledge, as well as administrative support. \u003ca href=\"https://anvfarm.org/get-involved/jobs/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://plantingjustice.org/\">Planting Justice\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planting Justice promotes food sovereignty, economic justice, and community healing for people impacted by social inequalities through edible permaculture gardens, school programs, and offerings green jobs for men transitioning from prison into the food justice movement. Support these programs and get orchard experience by volunteering at their five-acre food forest in El Sobrante (just north of Richmond). \u003ca href=\"http://plantingjustice.org/farm/\">Learn more.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/124309/resolved-to-volunteer-in-the-new-year-support-these-bay-area-food-organizations","authors":["5484"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_12276","bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_2554"],"tags":["bayareabites_8674","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_124314","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_103790":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_103790","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"103790","score":null,"sort":[1447718234000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"your-bay-area-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-and-donations","title":"Your Bay Area Guide to Holiday Volunteering and Donations","publishDate":1447718234,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>This post was originally published Nov. 16, 2015 and was updated October 31, 2019.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's that time of year when we give thanks by donating our time, money and goods to local charities. It's also the time of year when most nonprofit organizations receive the majority of financial contributions and requests from volunteers. That's great, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/01/11/volunteers-most-needed-to-feed-the-hungry-after-the-holiday-season/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but the problem is that it can overwhelm popular charities\u003c/a>; Glide often fills up its holiday volunteer spots within days of opening them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We've compiled a list of organizations all over the Bay Area that will be helping to feed the hungry over the holidays -- and throughout the year. Refer to this guide if you'd like to support these charities for upcoming events or even after the holidays are over. \u003ca href=\"http://www.handsonbayarea.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Calendar_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HandsOn Bay Area also has a fairly comprehensive volunteer calendar\u003c/a> of organizations that could use your help. (If we missed your favorite nonprofit organization, please add it in the comments.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-103817\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-1440x960.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers help distribute food to participants at one of the SF-Marin Food Bank’s pantries\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers help distribute food to participants at one of the SF-Marin Food Bank’s pantries. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the SF-Marin Food Bank)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sfmfoodbank?ref=nf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFMFoodBank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SFMFoodBank\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Marin and San Francisco Food Banks merged a few years ago to become the SF-Marin Food Bank, which serves up enough food for 107,000 meals every day. During this time of year, they collect nearly half of their year's operating budget through donations. They also gather thousands of pounds of non-perishable food during this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can drop off food donations at any of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/food-donation-drop-off-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the locations listed at the bottom of this page\u003c/a> in San Francisco or Marin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to volunteer on their website \u003c/a>either in Marin, San Francisco, or with the CalFresh team. There are also a number of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/events-and-promotions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special events and promotions\u003c/a> currently underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/stanthonysf/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stanthonysf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@stanthonysf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The St. Anthony dining room serves up 3,000 meals every day of the year. It also provides a number of programs, including medical assistance and a food pantry for the homeless and low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donatefood/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food can be dropped off during the weekday\u003c/a>. There are also a number of \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donatenow/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing donations\u003c/a> needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Volunteer positions are available in \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/dining-room-free-meal-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the dining room\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://stanthonysf.org/clothing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free clothing program\u003c/a>, and other parts of the organization. There are \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/holidayvolunteering/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holiday-specific volunteer shifts\u003c/a> available, as well as post-holiday shifts.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Glide Memorial Church\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glide-Memorial-Church/112256452119873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/glidesf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@glidesf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glide's mission is to welcome everyone into their community and help those in need, whomever they may be. That happens through a \u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/volunteer/\">number of programs\u003c/a>, one of the biggest of which is a daily meal program that serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner (as well as special holiday meals).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSee \u003ca href=\"https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/66d77485-ba3c-4010-a0ef-30a22b55c68f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what donations are needed on their website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nServe up meals by \u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/serveameal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteering with the daily free meal program\u003c/a>, though spots often fill up around the holiday season. (Cantonese and Spanish speakers are especially needed.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Curry without Worry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Curry-Without-Worry-207424749284087/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/currywow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CurryWoW\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry without Worry started in 2006 to serve up hot meals to hungry people. Today, it serves tasty vegan meals every Tuesday in both San Francisco and Kathmandu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=450552584&vlrStratCode=pHRyUw3zBf6I72DHS0%2fMdIohXlTVybyquz6gJV1eKyC9oA8HXtZb4tjo5p7m1eb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donations can be made online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWeekly shifts are available to help prepare meals, serve them, and clean up. \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/volunteer-for-cwow/#.WEHismQrIb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up online\u003c/a>. Curry without Worry is also looking for volunteers with \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/volunteer-for-cwow/#.WEHismQrIb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specific organizational skills\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Runners\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Food-Runners-SF-1418722245060307/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Runner SF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/foodrunnerssf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FoodRunnersSF\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's often tons of leftover food after the holidays. Fortunately, it doesn't need to go to waste. Food Runners picks up excess food from businesses and delivers over 15 tons of food each week to local food banks and charity programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIf you're a business, you can donate excess food with \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-food/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their online form or app\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monetary donations\u003c/a> are also accepted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTo pick up and deliver all that food requires volunteers. \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-time/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a regular or an on-call runner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-103815\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Curry without Worry serves hot meals to the hungry.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curry without Worry serves hot meals to the hungry. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Curry without Worry)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>East Bay\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/alcofoodbank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ACCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ACCFB\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank provides food for over 240 agencies around the East Bay through its distribution network. It also operates an emergency food hotline, CalFresh outreach, and educational programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/donation/donate-food/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check their website to find food drop off location\u003c/a>. There are also a number of food drives happening right now. Or donate to the food bank's \u003ca href=\"https://www.vfd-accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual food drive\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteering/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check on their website for volunteer opportunities\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/foodbankccs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/foodbankccs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@foodbankccs\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank delivers food both directly to people in need and to partner nonprofit agencies which help distribute the donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/give-help/donate-food.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food donations can be accepted at both the Concord and Fairfield warehouses\u003c/a>, which are particularly looking for fresh fruits and vegetables. Or use their \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/give-help/donate-food/ongoingdrives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive map to find a local community food drive\u003c/a>. You can also donate online or start a \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/give-help/donate/buy-a-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy a Bag fundraiser\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://volunteer.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit their website to find volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> based on needs and location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/loavesfishescc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@loavesfishescc\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Loaves and Fishes provides meals to the hungry of Contra Costa County. They have five dining rooms that operate daily for lunch during the week, as well as a couple of partner meal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E345720&id=1\">Check online for needed donations.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPeople are needed to serve food, prepare it, pick it up, and oversee projects. \u003ca href=\"https://www.loavesfishescc.org/vol_landing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check their website for information on how to volunteer\u003c/a> Monday through Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>North Bay\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/vinniesmarin/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/vinniesmarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vinniesmarin\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although St. Vincent's is an international Catholic charity organization, the Marin chapter is independent; all donations to Marin stay in Marin. The chapter provides a number of programs to help those in need, such as a free dining room that serves daily meals. They also offer housing assistance that includes operating affordable low-income apartments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can \u003ca href=\"https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/StVincentdePaulSocietyof/OnlineDonation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donate online\u003c/a> or you can drop off donations at the San Rafael location, including food to be used at the kitchen. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/donate/kinds-of-gifts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check online for donation needs\u003c/a>. You can also \u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/give-help/sponsor-a-person/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsor a person in need\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPeople are needed every day to prepare food, serve food, organize the pantry, and clean up after meals.\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/get-involved/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Check online for a list of the different jobs\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=425127759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to apply to be a volunteer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Action of Napa Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CommunityActionNapaValley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Action of Napa Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among its many programs, Community Action of Napa Valley operates \u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/food-nutrition/food-bank/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a food bank\u003c/a> for the region. It provides seven pantry locations, as well as runs distribution programs to seniors and low-income Napa residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CommunityActionofNapaValle/donate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate online\u003c/a> via their website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/food-nutrition/food-bank/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact the food bank director\u003c/a> to volunteer to pick-up food, help sort, or work in the pantry. You can also contact the other programs' directors directly to volunteer for those programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Redwood-Empire-Food-Bank-115482921809001/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/refb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@refb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Redwood Empire Food Bank distributes nearly 15 million pounds of food to Sonoma County residents annually through its pantry, emergency food program, and grocery boxes to seniors and meals for kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn addition to \u003ca href=\"https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=redempire&id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online donations\u003c/a>, the Redwood Empire Food Bank has a number of \u003ca href=\"https://refb.org/ways-to-give/make-donation/donate-food/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop-off locations\u003c/a> to donate food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\">Sign up online to help with food sorting and packing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>South Bay\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Harvest of Santa Clara and San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/2ndharvest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Harvest Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/2ndharvest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@2ndharvest\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 1974, Second Harvest has been distributing food to low-income residents of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. It now hands out 1 million pounds of food every week, half of which is fresh produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/give-help/donate-food/#most-needed-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their online tool to find local food drives\u003c/a> near you. Or \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/mostneededfoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donate food directly\u003c/a> at one of their three centers or multiple drop off locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check online for volunteer opportunities\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MarthasKitchenSanJose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kitchenmarthas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KitchenMarthas\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Started as a little soup kitchen in 1981, San Jose's Martha's Kitchen now serves 25,000 meals every week. In addition to serving meals, Martha's Kitchen also prepares meals for other nonprofit organizations and distributes food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.givedirect.org/donate/index.php?cid=12235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/volunteer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteers are needed in the kitchen program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The holidays are a time for giving. Use this guide to learn about upcoming events and nonprofit organizations that are helping families in need. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1572545348,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":57,"wordCount":1412},"headData":{"title":"Your Bay Area Guide to Holiday Volunteering and Donations | KQED","description":"The holidays are a time for giving. Use this guide to learn about upcoming events and nonprofit organizations that are helping families in need. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Your Bay Area Guide to Holiday Volunteering and Donations","datePublished":"2015-11-16T23:57:14.000Z","dateModified":"2019-10-31T18:09:08.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"103790 http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=103790","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2015/11/16/your-bay-area-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-and-donations/","disqusTitle":"Your Bay Area Guide to Holiday Volunteering and Donations","source":"Food Banks, Hunger, Volunteer","sourceUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/category/food-banks-hunger-volunteer/","path":"/bayareabites/103790/your-bay-area-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-and-donations","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This post was originally published Nov. 16, 2015 and was updated October 31, 2019.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's that time of year when we give thanks by donating our time, money and goods to local charities. It's also the time of year when most nonprofit organizations receive the majority of financial contributions and requests from volunteers. That's great, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2014/01/11/volunteers-most-needed-to-feed-the-hungry-after-the-holiday-season/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">but the problem is that it can overwhelm popular charities\u003c/a>; Glide often fills up its holiday volunteer spots within days of opening them up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We've compiled a list of organizations all over the Bay Area that will be helping to feed the hungry over the holidays -- and throughout the year. Refer to this guide if you'd like to support these charities for upcoming events or even after the holidays are over. \u003ca href=\"http://www.handsonbayarea.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Calendar_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HandsOn Bay Area also has a fairly comprehensive volunteer calendar\u003c/a> of organizations that could use your help. (If we missed your favorite nonprofit organization, please add it in the comments.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-103817\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-1440x960.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers help distribute food to participants at one of the SF-Marin Food Bank’s pantries\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-SF-Food-bank-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers help distribute food to participants at one of the SF-Marin Food Bank’s pantries. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the SF-Marin Food Bank)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sfmfoodbank?ref=nf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SFMFoodBank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SFMFoodBank\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Marin and San Francisco Food Banks merged a few years ago to become the SF-Marin Food Bank, which serves up enough food for 107,000 meals every day. During this time of year, they collect nearly half of their year's operating budget through donations. They also gather thousands of pounds of non-perishable food during this time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can drop off food donations at any of \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/food-donation-drop-off-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the locations listed at the bottom of this page\u003c/a> in San Francisco or Marin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to volunteer on their website \u003c/a>either in Marin, San Francisco, or with the CalFresh team. There are also a number of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/events-and-promotions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special events and promotions\u003c/a> currently underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/stanthonysf/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stanthonysf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@stanthonysf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The St. Anthony dining room serves up 3,000 meals every day of the year. It also provides a number of programs, including medical assistance and a food pantry for the homeless and low-income families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donatefood/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food can be dropped off during the weekday\u003c/a>. There are also a number of \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donatenow/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing donations\u003c/a> needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Volunteer positions are available in \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/dining-room-free-meal-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the dining room\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://stanthonysf.org/clothing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free clothing program\u003c/a>, and other parts of the organization. There are \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/holidayvolunteering/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">holiday-specific volunteer shifts\u003c/a> available, as well as post-holiday shifts.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Glide Memorial Church\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glide-Memorial-Church/112256452119873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/glidesf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@glidesf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glide's mission is to welcome everyone into their community and help those in need, whomever they may be. That happens through a \u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/volunteer/\">number of programs\u003c/a>, one of the biggest of which is a daily meal program that serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner (as well as special holiday meals).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSee \u003ca href=\"https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/66d77485-ba3c-4010-a0ef-30a22b55c68f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what donations are needed on their website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nServe up meals by \u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/serveameal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteering with the daily free meal program\u003c/a>, though spots often fill up around the holiday season. (Cantonese and Spanish speakers are especially needed.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>Curry without Worry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Curry-Without-Worry-207424749284087/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/currywow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CurryWoW\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry without Worry started in 2006 to serve up hot meals to hungry people. Today, it serves tasty vegan meals every Tuesday in both San Francisco and Kathmandu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=450552584&vlrStratCode=pHRyUw3zBf6I72DHS0%2fMdIohXlTVybyquz6gJV1eKyC9oA8HXtZb4tjo5p7m1eb4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donations can be made online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWeekly shifts are available to help prepare meals, serve them, and clean up. \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/volunteer-for-cwow/#.WEHismQrIb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up online\u003c/a>. Curry without Worry is also looking for volunteers with \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/volunteer-for-cwow/#.WEHismQrIb0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specific organizational skills\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Runners\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Food-Runners-SF-1418722245060307/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Runner SF\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/foodrunnerssf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FoodRunnersSF\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's often tons of leftover food after the holidays. Fortunately, it doesn't need to go to waste. Food Runners picks up excess food from businesses and delivers over 15 tons of food each week to local food banks and charity programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIf you're a business, you can donate excess food with \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-food/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their online form or app\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monetary donations\u003c/a> are also accepted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nTo pick up and deliver all that food requires volunteers. \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodrunners.org/donate-time/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a regular or an on-call runner\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_103815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-103815\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Curry without Worry serves hot meals to the hungry.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2015/11/BAB-curry-without-worry-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curry without Worry serves hot meals to the hungry. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Curry without Worry)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>East Bay\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/alcofoodbank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ACCFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ACCFB\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank provides food for over 240 agencies around the East Bay through its distribution network. It also operates an emergency food hotline, CalFresh outreach, and educational programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/donation/donate-food/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check their website to find food drop off location\u003c/a>. There are also a number of food drives happening right now. Or donate to the food bank's \u003ca href=\"https://www.vfd-accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual food drive\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteering/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check on their website for volunteer opportunities\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/foodbankccs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/foodbankccs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@foodbankccs\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank delivers food both directly to people in need and to partner nonprofit agencies which help distribute the donations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/give-help/donate-food.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food donations can be accepted at both the Concord and Fairfield warehouses\u003c/a>, which are particularly looking for fresh fruits and vegetables. Or use their \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/give-help/donate-food/ongoingdrives.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive map to find a local community food drive\u003c/a>. You can also donate online or start a \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/give-help/donate/buy-a-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy a Bag fundraiser\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://volunteer.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit their website to find volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> based on needs and location.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/loavesfishescc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@loavesfishescc\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Loaves and Fishes provides meals to the hungry of Contra Costa County. They have five dining rooms that operate daily for lunch during the week, as well as a couple of partner meal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E345720&id=1\">Check online for needed donations.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPeople are needed to serve food, prepare it, pick it up, and oversee projects. \u003ca href=\"https://www.loavesfishescc.org/vol_landing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check their website for information on how to volunteer\u003c/a> Monday through Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>North Bay\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/vinniesmarin/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/vinniesmarin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vinniesmarin\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although St. Vincent's is an international Catholic charity organization, the Marin chapter is independent; all donations to Marin stay in Marin. The chapter provides a number of programs to help those in need, such as a free dining room that serves daily meals. They also offer housing assistance that includes operating affordable low-income apartments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can \u003ca href=\"https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/StVincentdePaulSocietyof/OnlineDonation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donate online\u003c/a> or you can drop off donations at the San Rafael location, including food to be used at the kitchen. \u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/donate/kinds-of-gifts/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check online for donation needs\u003c/a>. You can also \u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/give-help/sponsor-a-person/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsor a person in need\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nPeople are needed every day to prepare food, serve food, organize the pantry, and clean up after meals.\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/get-involved/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Check online for a list of the different jobs\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=425127759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to apply to be a volunteer\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Action of Napa Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CommunityActionNapaValley/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Action of Napa Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among its many programs, Community Action of Napa Valley operates \u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/food-nutrition/food-bank/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a food bank\u003c/a> for the region. It provides seven pantry locations, as well as runs distribution programs to seniors and low-income Napa residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CommunityActionofNapaValle/donate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate online\u003c/a> via their website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/food-nutrition/food-bank/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact the food bank director\u003c/a> to volunteer to pick-up food, help sort, or work in the pantry. You can also contact the other programs' directors directly to volunteer for those programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Redwood-Empire-Food-Bank-115482921809001/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/refb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@refb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Redwood Empire Food Bank distributes nearly 15 million pounds of food to Sonoma County residents annually through its pantry, emergency food program, and grocery boxes to seniors and meals for kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn addition to \u003ca href=\"https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=redempire&id=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online donations\u003c/a>, the Redwood Empire Food Bank has a number of \u003ca href=\"https://refb.org/ways-to-give/make-donation/donate-food/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop-off locations\u003c/a> to donate food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\">Sign up online to help with food sorting and packing.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>South Bay\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Harvest of Santa Clara and San Mateo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/2ndharvest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Harvest Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/2ndharvest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@2ndharvest\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 1974, Second Harvest has been distributing food to low-income residents of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. It now hands out 1 million pounds of food every week, half of which is fresh produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYou can also use \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/give-help/donate-food/#most-needed-items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their online tool to find local food drives\u003c/a> near you. Or \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/mostneededfoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donate food directly\u003c/a> at one of their three centers or multiple drop off locations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check online for volunteer opportunities\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MarthasKitchenSanJose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/kitchenmarthas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KitchenMarthas\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Started as a little soup kitchen in 1981, San Jose's Martha's Kitchen now serves 25,000 meals every week. In addition to serving meals, Martha's Kitchen also prepares meals for other nonprofit organizations and distributes food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Donate:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.givedirect.org/donate/index.php?cid=12235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate online\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Volunteer:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/volunteer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteers are needed in the kitchen program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/103790/your-bay-area-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-and-donations","authors":["1459"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_8770","bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_13746","bayareabites_1763","bayareabites_90","bayareabites_91"],"tags":["bayareabites_1046","bayareabites_15097","bayareabites_10896","bayareabites_15094","bayareabites_1602","bayareabites_3941","bayareabites_8676","bayareabites_248","bayareabites_15093","bayareabites_15095","bayareabites_15100","bayareabites_15098","bayareabites_12738","bayareabites_15099","bayareabites_15096","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_103816","label":"source_bayareabites_103790"},"bayareabites_52225":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_52225","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"52225","score":null,"sort":[1355249932000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"curry-without-worry-soul-pleasing-food-for-the-hungry-and-the-curious","title":"Curry Without Worry: Soul-Pleasing Food for the Hungry and the Curious ","publishDate":1355249932,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/1_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/1_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\" alt=\"Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza.\" title=\"Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza.\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52442\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My neighbor, Catherine Lyons, would often stop by with a big bag of day old pastries from \u003ca href=\"http://laboulangebakery.com/\">La Boulange Bakery\u003c/a>. Almond croissants and palmiers, even a day old, are still quite good. After eating myself into a carb and sugar coma a few times, I started waving her away. “You are a terrible person,” I would yell at her, but quickly cave in to something sugary. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it turned out, she wasn’t such a terrible person. These day-old pastries were bound for \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>, a small non-profit organization that she volunteers with. The group provides a free dinner at the U.N. Plaza near the Civic Center every Tuesday night. Despite the baked goods set out for dessert, it’s one of the healthiest meals around. Volunteers ladle out rice, and then top it with a nine-bean soup, a specialty from Nepal, along with curried vegetables, spicy achar, or tomato and timur chutney and homemade whole-wheat flatbread. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/2_Curry-560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/2_Curry-560.jpg\" alt=\"Shrawan Nepali serves bowls of nine-bean soup to the volunteers in the test kitchen before they all head out to serve the food.\" title=\"Shrawan Nepali serves bowls of nine-bean soup to the volunteers in the test kitchen before they all head out to serve the food.\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52443\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shrawan Nepali serves bowls of nine-bean soup to the volunteers in the test kitchen before they all head out to serve the food.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The founder of Curry Without Worry, Shrawan Nepali, has shoulder length salt and pepper hair, brown eyes that sparkle like he’s about to break into a smile, and a lightness to him, as if he seems to defy gravity. He played drums and sang while the food was served and then took breaks to walk around and shake hands and thank people for coming. They feed approximately 250 people in San Francisco, and 300 in Katmandu, Nepal every Tuesday night. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kerry Adams, a man waiting in line, told me, “Not only is the food here healthy and tasty, but Shrawan and everyone else working is so polite that you walk away with good manners. And if you want, you can volunteer.”\u003cbr>\nShrawan’s last name is Nepali, which is given to children who grow up in orphanages in Nepal. He had little self-pity when it came to his fate, and explained, “The orphanage was wonderful. We were like a family where I had 50 brothers.” While in the orphanage, he met volunteers for the Peace Corps who sponsored him to come to the United States for college in North Carolina. After earning a degree in economics at Warren Wilson College, he moved to San Francisco and started working as an accountant. He then earned an MBA from Lincoln University, which was once based in San Francisco, but is now in Oakland. While he was doing well financially, he felt that he was missing his purpose in life and he wanted to make a difference in other peoples’ lives. So he started the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ama-foundation.org/\">Ama Foundation\u003c/a> in 2001 in order to open an orphanage in Nepal. It is now home to 50 orphans in Katmandu. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also loved to cook, and so bought the restaurant, “Taste of the Himalayas” in San Francisco. Then he decided that he wanted to give back. “I want to show my gratitude to this beautiful city.” As well, he was shocked that even here, people went hungry and ate from garbage cans. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I read that one out of five adults in San Francisco go hungry. And one out of every four children are in danger of hunger here,” he said. “Coming from a developing country to a world class city like San Francisco, this surprised me.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>With a group friends and a sympathetic security guard who worked at the UN Plaza, he served his first meal in December of 2006 to about 50 people. Currently, to comply with health codes, he rents a commercial kitchen to prepare the food, but then sets up under a tent at 5:30 pm every Tuesday night, rain or shine. A long line has often formed by the time the volunteers start serving. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shrawan estimated that about 60 percent of the people fed were homeless, and 40 percent students, city workers and tourists or travelers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“This is a great way for the have’s and have not’s to interact,” he explained. “They wait in line together and enjoy each other’s company. And I play soul pleasing music. It’s a healing experience.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The people waiting in line were diverse. Some looked like they had been down on their luck for some time, and carried their belongings in a cart, while others wore sporty ski jackets and hand knitted hats; some were handicapped and others wheeling bikes. A few carried to-go containers for shut in family members. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alisha Pelton certainly did not look homeless. She was in her early twenties and had a healthy glow. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I live nearby, and with high rents and student loans to pay off, I don’t have much of a budget left over for food,” she said. “So I often meet friends down here for dinner on Tuesdays.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>It also has made it onto the backpacker circuit and a young, international crowd lined up for curry. Gisel Mociño, a student visiting from Mexico City, explained that while she really liked the curry, she still kind of missed the street food in her hometown. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52445\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/3_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/3_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\" alt=\"Mayek Querales (left) and Gisel Mociño (right) are college students visiting from Mexico City. \" title=\"Mayek Querales (left) and Gisel Mociño (right) are college students visiting from Mexico City. \" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52445\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayek Querales (left) and Gisel Mociño (right) are college students visiting from Mexico City. \u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While most of the diners seemed very content, there were a few suggestions, like a man who yelled out to Shrawan, “If you served iced chai with this, that would be the bomb!” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rafael Pizarro, who lived in an SRO not far from the UN Plaza gave his take on it, “I live on a fixed income, so this is really helpful. Not too far away from here, some nuns are serving sausages. So you can choose this vegetarian meal, or meat one. Some people do both.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/4_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/4_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\" alt=\"My neighbor Catherine Lyons ladling achar over the curry, rice and nine-bean soup while Shrawan Nepali chats with people in the background.\" title=\"My neighbor Catherine Lyons ladling achar over the curry, rice and nine-bean soup while Shrawan Nepali chats with people in the background.\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52446\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">My neighbor Catherine Lyons ladling achar over the curry, rice and nine-bean soup while Shrawan Nepali chats with people in the background.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The winter night grew chillier, and volunteers continued to ladle out nine-bean soup. Scents of coriander, turmeric, cardamom and bay filled the air. Murmurs of “thank you” and responses of “namaste” were passed between patrons and volunteers. The line grew shorter, but still people were beckoned by the music and warm food. My neighbor Catherine ladled achar or tomato chutney onto people’s plates. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I think that we are so fortunate and that everyone should give back,” she said. “I volunteer here because food is fun for me. And I love the music.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The goal for \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a> is to continue to feed the needy in San Francisco, and in Katmandu, where most of the people served are street children and the elderly and handicapped. In San Francisco, it takes an estimated $1.00-$2.00 to feed each person, and in Katmandu, the cost is 50 cents. So this holiday season, please feel free to volunteer on a Tuesday evening or donate money to them so they can continue to feed people. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Information:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/currywow\">@CurryWoW\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Curry-Without-Worry/207424749284087\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The goal for Curry Without Worry is to continue to feed the needy in San Francisco, and in Katmandu, where most of the people served are street children and the elderly and handicapped. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1355734884,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":1233},"headData":{"title":"Curry Without Worry: Soul-Pleasing Food for the Hungry and the Curious | KQED","description":"The goal for Curry Without Worry is to continue to feed the needy in San Francisco, and in Katmandu, where most of the people served are street children and the elderly and handicapped. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Curry Without Worry: Soul-Pleasing Food for the Hungry and the Curious ","datePublished":"2012-12-11T18:18:52.000Z","dateModified":"2012-12-17T09:01:24.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"52225 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=52225","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/12/11/curry-without-worry-soul-pleasing-food-for-the-hungry-and-the-curious/","disqusTitle":"Curry Without Worry: Soul-Pleasing Food for the Hungry and the Curious ","path":"/bayareabites/52225/curry-without-worry-soul-pleasing-food-for-the-hungry-and-the-curious","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52442\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/1_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/1_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\" alt=\"Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza.\" title=\"Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza.\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52442\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Curry Without Worry feeds approximately 250 every Tuesday night at the UN Plaza.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My neighbor, Catherine Lyons, would often stop by with a big bag of day old pastries from \u003ca href=\"http://laboulangebakery.com/\">La Boulange Bakery\u003c/a>. Almond croissants and palmiers, even a day old, are still quite good. After eating myself into a carb and sugar coma a few times, I started waving her away. “You are a terrible person,” I would yell at her, but quickly cave in to something sugary. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it turned out, she wasn’t such a terrible person. These day-old pastries were bound for \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>, a small non-profit organization that she volunteers with. The group provides a free dinner at the U.N. Plaza near the Civic Center every Tuesday night. Despite the baked goods set out for dessert, it’s one of the healthiest meals around. Volunteers ladle out rice, and then top it with a nine-bean soup, a specialty from Nepal, along with curried vegetables, spicy achar, or tomato and timur chutney and homemade whole-wheat flatbread. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/2_Curry-560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/2_Curry-560.jpg\" alt=\"Shrawan Nepali serves bowls of nine-bean soup to the volunteers in the test kitchen before they all head out to serve the food.\" title=\"Shrawan Nepali serves bowls of nine-bean soup to the volunteers in the test kitchen before they all head out to serve the food.\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52443\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shrawan Nepali serves bowls of nine-bean soup to the volunteers in the test kitchen before they all head out to serve the food.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The founder of Curry Without Worry, Shrawan Nepali, has shoulder length salt and pepper hair, brown eyes that sparkle like he’s about to break into a smile, and a lightness to him, as if he seems to defy gravity. He played drums and sang while the food was served and then took breaks to walk around and shake hands and thank people for coming. They feed approximately 250 people in San Francisco, and 300 in Katmandu, Nepal every Tuesday night. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kerry Adams, a man waiting in line, told me, “Not only is the food here healthy and tasty, but Shrawan and everyone else working is so polite that you walk away with good manners. And if you want, you can volunteer.”\u003cbr>\nShrawan’s last name is Nepali, which is given to children who grow up in orphanages in Nepal. He had little self-pity when it came to his fate, and explained, “The orphanage was wonderful. We were like a family where I had 50 brothers.” While in the orphanage, he met volunteers for the Peace Corps who sponsored him to come to the United States for college in North Carolina. After earning a degree in economics at Warren Wilson College, he moved to San Francisco and started working as an accountant. He then earned an MBA from Lincoln University, which was once based in San Francisco, but is now in Oakland. While he was doing well financially, he felt that he was missing his purpose in life and he wanted to make a difference in other peoples’ lives. So he started the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ama-foundation.org/\">Ama Foundation\u003c/a> in 2001 in order to open an orphanage in Nepal. It is now home to 50 orphans in Katmandu. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also loved to cook, and so bought the restaurant, “Taste of the Himalayas” in San Francisco. Then he decided that he wanted to give back. “I want to show my gratitude to this beautiful city.” As well, he was shocked that even here, people went hungry and ate from garbage cans. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I read that one out of five adults in San Francisco go hungry. And one out of every four children are in danger of hunger here,” he said. “Coming from a developing country to a world class city like San Francisco, this surprised me.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>With a group friends and a sympathetic security guard who worked at the UN Plaza, he served his first meal in December of 2006 to about 50 people. Currently, to comply with health codes, he rents a commercial kitchen to prepare the food, but then sets up under a tent at 5:30 pm every Tuesday night, rain or shine. A long line has often formed by the time the volunteers start serving. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shrawan estimated that about 60 percent of the people fed were homeless, and 40 percent students, city workers and tourists or travelers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“This is a great way for the have’s and have not’s to interact,” he explained. “They wait in line together and enjoy each other’s company. And I play soul pleasing music. It’s a healing experience.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The people waiting in line were diverse. Some looked like they had been down on their luck for some time, and carried their belongings in a cart, while others wore sporty ski jackets and hand knitted hats; some were handicapped and others wheeling bikes. A few carried to-go containers for shut in family members. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alisha Pelton certainly did not look homeless. She was in her early twenties and had a healthy glow. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I live nearby, and with high rents and student loans to pay off, I don’t have much of a budget left over for food,” she said. “So I often meet friends down here for dinner on Tuesdays.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>It also has made it onto the backpacker circuit and a young, international crowd lined up for curry. Gisel Mociño, a student visiting from Mexico City, explained that while she really liked the curry, she still kind of missed the street food in her hometown. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52445\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/3_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/3_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\" alt=\"Mayek Querales (left) and Gisel Mociño (right) are college students visiting from Mexico City. \" title=\"Mayek Querales (left) and Gisel Mociño (right) are college students visiting from Mexico City. \" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52445\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayek Querales (left) and Gisel Mociño (right) are college students visiting from Mexico City. \u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While most of the diners seemed very content, there were a few suggestions, like a man who yelled out to Shrawan, “If you served iced chai with this, that would be the bomb!” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rafael Pizarro, who lived in an SRO not far from the UN Plaza gave his take on it, “I live on a fixed income, so this is really helpful. Not too far away from here, some nuns are serving sausages. So you can choose this vegetarian meal, or meat one. Some people do both.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52446\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/4_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/12/4_Curry-Without-Worry560.jpg\" alt=\"My neighbor Catherine Lyons ladling achar over the curry, rice and nine-bean soup while Shrawan Nepali chats with people in the background.\" title=\"My neighbor Catherine Lyons ladling achar over the curry, rice and nine-bean soup while Shrawan Nepali chats with people in the background.\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52446\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">My neighbor Catherine Lyons ladling achar over the curry, rice and nine-bean soup while Shrawan Nepali chats with people in the background.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The winter night grew chillier, and volunteers continued to ladle out nine-bean soup. Scents of coriander, turmeric, cardamom and bay filled the air. Murmurs of “thank you” and responses of “namaste” were passed between patrons and volunteers. The line grew shorter, but still people were beckoned by the music and warm food. My neighbor Catherine ladled achar or tomato chutney onto people’s plates. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“I think that we are so fortunate and that everyone should give back,” she said. “I volunteer here because food is fun for me. And I love the music.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The goal for \u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a> is to continue to feed the needy in San Francisco, and in Katmandu, where most of the people served are street children and the elderly and handicapped. In San Francisco, it takes an estimated $1.00-$2.00 to feed each person, and in Katmandu, the cost is 50 cents. So this holiday season, please feel free to volunteer on a Tuesday evening or donate money to them so they can continue to feed people. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Information:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://currywithoutworry.org/\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwitter: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/currywow\">@CurryWoW\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFacebook: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Curry-Without-Worry/207424749284087\">Curry Without Worry\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/52225/curry-without-worry-soul-pleasing-food-for-the-hungry-and-the-curious","authors":["5371"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_90"],"tags":["bayareabites_10896","bayareabites_3038","bayareabites_1045","bayareabites_1336"],"featImg":"bayareabites_52466","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_51456":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_51456","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"51456","score":null,"sort":[1353345234000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"food-banks-shift-focus-seek-to-nourish-people-in-need","title":"Food Banks Shift Focus, Seek to Nourish People in Need","publishDate":1353345234,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51502\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/about_us_colGardens.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/about_us_colGardens.jpg\" alt=\"Food bank volunteers help get fresh produce to people quickly. Photo: Courtesy Alameda County Community Food Bank\" title=\"Food bank volunteers help ensure that fresh produce gets to people quickly. Photo: Courtesy Alameda County Community Food Bank\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51502\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food bank volunteers help get produce to people quickly. Photo: Courtesy Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's not enough to simply feed the hungry. Given the obesity epidemic and other diet-related illnesses, hunger-relief organizations like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> are seeking ways to make sure those calories count. They want their clients to have nutrient-dense foods -- including fresh produce -- that will fuel their bodies, not simply stave off the rumblings of an empty stomach. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That mission is clear the minute you enter the ACCFB's vast warehouse. Last Friday, one of the busiest days of the year for the local food bank, Corey Garmon, a nutrition education intern, was positioned at the entrance handing out samples of his sweet potato hash -- made from scratch with a little heat and a lot of heart -- using fresh produce available to food pantry members dashing in for their pre-Thanksgiving pick ups. Those paper cups of comfort food (a simple mix of onions, bell peppers, and bright orange tuber cubes seasoned with red pepper flakes) added a sweet note of tasty cheer on a dreary, cold day. They got snapped right up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, warehouse workers deftly moved heavy pallets of chicken stock, cranberry sauce, and turkey stuffing in a flurry of activity, while other employees handed out boxes of turkey breasts and volunteers bagged a mountain of carrots. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACCFB is considered a national leader in efforts to ensure that the neediest receive nourishment. Back in 2005 -- well before the recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/us/richmond-calif-seeks-to-tax-sweetened-beverages.html\">soda tax campaigns\u003c/a> -- the food bank banned carbonated drinks from its warehouse shelves. It's been making strides to offer more healthy options ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as the biggest eating holiday of the year looms, comes word about the results of an initiative designed to improve the quality of edible offerings in food banks nationwide. ACCFB is one of 12 food banks around the country participating in a program dubbed \u003ca href=\"http://mazon.org/2011/01/31/mazon-kicks-off-healthy-options-healthy-meals-initiative/\">Healthy Options, Healthy Meals\u003c/a>, in collaboration with the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"http://mazon.org/\">MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger\u003c/a>, health care giant \u003ca href=\"http://www.kp.kaiser.org\">Kaiser Permanente\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"http://cwh.berkeley.edu/resource/healthy-options-healthy-meals-evaluation\">University of California, Berkeley's Center for Weight & Health\u003c/a>. The program, in place for two years, provides financial and other support to food banks who want to develop and implement formal nutrition policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is not as splashy news as, say, the end of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Twinkies-are-mortal-Then-so-are-Boomers-4045670.php\">Twinkie\u003c/a>. But it's significant in the food banking world. It may come as a surprise to learn that food banks typically don't have nutritional guidelines in place -- even the ACCFB's soda ban isn't part of a formal written policy. That's because, in part, most people in the anti-hunger world are too busy trying to meet a growing need, and have had scant time for mulling over policy matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So taking small steps to assess what constitutes healthy food for clients is a big shift in food bank circles, say leaders in the fight against hunger, malnutrition, and obesity. \"These food banks are setting a new standard within the food banking community, paving the way for their peers to be more proactive,\" says Marla Feldman, director of the initiative at MAZON. \"Formal, documented nutrition policies provide a concrete blueprint for how food providers can increase the nutritional quality of the foods and beverages they distribute.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51504\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.chop560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.chop560.jpg\" alt=\"The CHOP system is a quick reference for food pantry members choosing products for their clients. Photo: Courtesy ACCFB\" title=\"The CHOP system is a quick reference for food pantry members choosing products for their clients. Photo: Courtesy ACCFB\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51504\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHOP offers a quick reference for pantry members choosing food for their clients. Photo: Courtesy ACCFB\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here's how the initiative's work has played out in practice at the food bank: The organization, which has two nutritionists on staff, implemented a system on the warehouse floor known as the Choosing Healthy Options Program or CHOP for short -- a simple traffic-light grading of goods (green represents healthy choices recommended any time, yellow foods are sometimes options, and red items, heavy on sugar, salt, and/or fats are rare treats.) In addition, notices like the one below are posted throughout the warehouse offering suggestions for more nutritious eating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.rice400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.rice400.jpg\" alt=\"Foodbank - Rice\" title=\"Foodbank - Rice\" width=\"400\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51505\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food pantries served by ACCFB are also experimenting with a new distribution method known as client choice in place of a pre-packed bag of staples. Client choice recognizes the diverse range of dietary needs in a community, whether due to culture, religion, health preferences, or medical concerns. Tofu may be an everyday food for one family, while peanut butter more appropriate for another. Food bank staffers say that client choice decreases waste and increase dignity for clients -- and volunteers enjoy the extra interaction they have with the people they’re helping. At the \u003ca href=\"http://gregharland.wix.com/food-bank#!\">Oakland Food Pantry\u003c/a> -- located in a former liquor store in West Oakland -- clients appreciate the chance to \"go shopping\" for fresh foods and kitchen staples in a so-called food desert. \"Offering vegetables and fruits has made a big difference in the way people choose what they take home,\" pantry executive director Greg Harland reports in an ACCFB newsletter. \"At first, people didn't grab broccoli, but now it's all gone at the end of the day. With availability comes change.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51506\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/OaklandFoodPantry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/OaklandFoodPantry560.jpg\" alt=\"Food bank clients at the Oakland Food Pantry report a preference for choosing the types of produce they take home to cook. Photo: ACCFB\" title=\"Food bank clients at the Oakland Food Pantry report a preference for choosing the types of produce they take home to cook. Photo: ACCFB\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51506\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clients at the Oakland Food Pantry report a preference for choosing the produce they take home. Photo: ACCFB\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the ACCFB now has a mobile produce hub program delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to small and medium-sized member agencies, saving them the trek out to the food bank's warehouse near Oakland airport. These pop-up produce events take place in parking lots in Oakland, Berkeley, and Hayward and they save smaller agencies time and money. Most importantly, people they serve are now able to enjoy a lot more farm fresh strawberries and oranges. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank is also in the early stages of developing formal, written nutritional guidelines and, as part of that process, is evaluating the contents of all the cans, boxes, and containers of products that are either donated or purchased for distribution to people in need, according to Justine Kaplan, the food bank's director of food, agency, and nutrition services. This time-consuming process will likely have implications for purchasing decisions down the track, adds Kaplan, who notes that 60 percent of the food banks' offerings are procured. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such practices shift the focus from quantity to quality. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The real opportunity here is to get beyond a pounds in/pounds out approach to food banking, and to take a careful look at the nutritional value of food on the shelves,\" says Loel Solomon, vice president for community health at Kaiser Permanente. \"Every family deserves access to healthy food, and that’s especially important for low-income people who are more likely to suffer from diabetes, heart disease and obesity.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Food banks are in the business of combating hunger -- and they want to nourish their clients too. Sarah Henry reports on a new initiative designed to help places like the Alameda County Community Food Bank better serve people in need of a good feed.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1355949355,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":1105},"headData":{"title":"Food Banks Shift Focus, Seek to Nourish People in Need | KQED","description":"Food banks are in the business of combating hunger -- and they want to nourish their clients too. 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Photo: Courtesy Alameda County Community Food Bank\" title=\"Food bank volunteers help ensure that fresh produce gets to people quickly. Photo: Courtesy Alameda County Community Food Bank\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51502\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food bank volunteers help get produce to people quickly. Photo: Courtesy Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's not enough to simply feed the hungry. Given the obesity epidemic and other diet-related illnesses, hunger-relief organizations like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> are seeking ways to make sure those calories count. They want their clients to have nutrient-dense foods -- including fresh produce -- that will fuel their bodies, not simply stave off the rumblings of an empty stomach. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That mission is clear the minute you enter the ACCFB's vast warehouse. Last Friday, one of the busiest days of the year for the local food bank, Corey Garmon, a nutrition education intern, was positioned at the entrance handing out samples of his sweet potato hash -- made from scratch with a little heat and a lot of heart -- using fresh produce available to food pantry members dashing in for their pre-Thanksgiving pick ups. Those paper cups of comfort food (a simple mix of onions, bell peppers, and bright orange tuber cubes seasoned with red pepper flakes) added a sweet note of tasty cheer on a dreary, cold day. They got snapped right up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, warehouse workers deftly moved heavy pallets of chicken stock, cranberry sauce, and turkey stuffing in a flurry of activity, while other employees handed out boxes of turkey breasts and volunteers bagged a mountain of carrots. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACCFB is considered a national leader in efforts to ensure that the neediest receive nourishment. Back in 2005 -- well before the recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/us/richmond-calif-seeks-to-tax-sweetened-beverages.html\">soda tax campaigns\u003c/a> -- the food bank banned carbonated drinks from its warehouse shelves. It's been making strides to offer more healthy options ever since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, as the biggest eating holiday of the year looms, comes word about the results of an initiative designed to improve the quality of edible offerings in food banks nationwide. ACCFB is one of 12 food banks around the country participating in a program dubbed \u003ca href=\"http://mazon.org/2011/01/31/mazon-kicks-off-healthy-options-healthy-meals-initiative/\">Healthy Options, Healthy Meals\u003c/a>, in collaboration with the nonprofit \u003ca href=\"http://mazon.org/\">MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger\u003c/a>, health care giant \u003ca href=\"http://www.kp.kaiser.org\">Kaiser Permanente\u003c/a>, and the \u003ca href=\"http://cwh.berkeley.edu/resource/healthy-options-healthy-meals-evaluation\">University of California, Berkeley's Center for Weight & Health\u003c/a>. The program, in place for two years, provides financial and other support to food banks who want to develop and implement formal nutrition policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is not as splashy news as, say, the end of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/nevius/article/Twinkies-are-mortal-Then-so-are-Boomers-4045670.php\">Twinkie\u003c/a>. But it's significant in the food banking world. It may come as a surprise to learn that food banks typically don't have nutritional guidelines in place -- even the ACCFB's soda ban isn't part of a formal written policy. That's because, in part, most people in the anti-hunger world are too busy trying to meet a growing need, and have had scant time for mulling over policy matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So taking small steps to assess what constitutes healthy food for clients is a big shift in food bank circles, say leaders in the fight against hunger, malnutrition, and obesity. \"These food banks are setting a new standard within the food banking community, paving the way for their peers to be more proactive,\" says Marla Feldman, director of the initiative at MAZON. \"Formal, documented nutrition policies provide a concrete blueprint for how food providers can increase the nutritional quality of the foods and beverages they distribute.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51504\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.chop560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.chop560.jpg\" alt=\"The CHOP system is a quick reference for food pantry members choosing products for their clients. Photo: Courtesy ACCFB\" title=\"The CHOP system is a quick reference for food pantry members choosing products for their clients. Photo: Courtesy ACCFB\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51504\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHOP offers a quick reference for pantry members choosing food for their clients. Photo: Courtesy ACCFB\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Here's how the initiative's work has played out in practice at the food bank: The organization, which has two nutritionists on staff, implemented a system on the warehouse floor known as the Choosing Healthy Options Program or CHOP for short -- a simple traffic-light grading of goods (green represents healthy choices recommended any time, yellow foods are sometimes options, and red items, heavy on sugar, salt, and/or fats are rare treats.) In addition, notices like the one below are posted throughout the warehouse offering suggestions for more nutritious eating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.rice400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/foodbank.rice400.jpg\" alt=\"Foodbank - Rice\" title=\"Foodbank - Rice\" width=\"400\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51505\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food pantries served by ACCFB are also experimenting with a new distribution method known as client choice in place of a pre-packed bag of staples. Client choice recognizes the diverse range of dietary needs in a community, whether due to culture, religion, health preferences, or medical concerns. Tofu may be an everyday food for one family, while peanut butter more appropriate for another. Food bank staffers say that client choice decreases waste and increase dignity for clients -- and volunteers enjoy the extra interaction they have with the people they’re helping. At the \u003ca href=\"http://gregharland.wix.com/food-bank#!\">Oakland Food Pantry\u003c/a> -- located in a former liquor store in West Oakland -- clients appreciate the chance to \"go shopping\" for fresh foods and kitchen staples in a so-called food desert. \"Offering vegetables and fruits has made a big difference in the way people choose what they take home,\" pantry executive director Greg Harland reports in an ACCFB newsletter. \"At first, people didn't grab broccoli, but now it's all gone at the end of the day. With availability comes change.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51506\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 560px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/OaklandFoodPantry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/OaklandFoodPantry560.jpg\" alt=\"Food bank clients at the Oakland Food Pantry report a preference for choosing the types of produce they take home to cook. Photo: ACCFB\" title=\"Food bank clients at the Oakland Food Pantry report a preference for choosing the types of produce they take home to cook. Photo: ACCFB\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51506\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clients at the Oakland Food Pantry report a preference for choosing the produce they take home. Photo: ACCFB\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And the ACCFB now has a mobile produce hub program delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to small and medium-sized member agencies, saving them the trek out to the food bank's warehouse near Oakland airport. These pop-up produce events take place in parking lots in Oakland, Berkeley, and Hayward and they save smaller agencies time and money. Most importantly, people they serve are now able to enjoy a lot more farm fresh strawberries and oranges. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food bank is also in the early stages of developing formal, written nutritional guidelines and, as part of that process, is evaluating the contents of all the cans, boxes, and containers of products that are either donated or purchased for distribution to people in need, according to Justine Kaplan, the food bank's director of food, agency, and nutrition services. This time-consuming process will likely have implications for purchasing decisions down the track, adds Kaplan, who notes that 60 percent of the food banks' offerings are procured. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such practices shift the focus from quantity to quality. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"The real opportunity here is to get beyond a pounds in/pounds out approach to food banking, and to take a careful look at the nutritional value of food on the shelves,\" says Loel Solomon, vice president for community health at Kaiser Permanente. \"Every family deserves access to healthy food, and that’s especially important for low-income people who are more likely to suffer from diabetes, heart disease and obesity.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/51456/food-banks-shift-focus-seek-to-nourish-people-in-need","authors":["5125"],"categories":["bayareabites_752","bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_1245","bayareabites_1763"],"tags":["bayareabites_1602","bayareabites_1580","bayareabites_248","bayareabites_10877","bayareabites_10878","bayareabites_10879","bayareabites_530","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_51513","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_51424":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_51424","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"51424","score":null,"sort":[1353106478000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"kqeds-forum-hunger-and-local-food-banks","title":"KQED's Forum: Hunger and Local Food Banks","publishDate":1353106478,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51429\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 248px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/SFFoodBank20121115.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/11/SFFoodBank20121115.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Food Bank. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\" title=\"San Francisco Food Bank. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\" width=\"248\" height=\"140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51429\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker passes a nearly empty shelf at the San Francisco Food Bank in November, 2009, a time when food banks saw increased demand due to the recession. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thanksgiving is just around the corner -- but some local food banks are reporting a lack of donations. KQED's \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/index.jsp\">Forum\u003c/a> talks with local food banks about food shortages and what people can do to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201211161030\">Original Broadcast:\u003c/a> Fri, Nov 16, 2012 -- 10:30 AM\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Listen to the radio program:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n [audio src=\"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/forum/2012/11/20121116bbforum.mp3\"] \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\nHost: Dave Iverson\u003cbr>\nGuests:\n\u003cli>Barry Stenger, interim executive director of the St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>John Healey, president and CEO of California Emergency Foodlink\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kelly Siefkin, communications director for the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>More info:\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.feedingamericanortherncalifornia.org/\">List of Northern California food banks\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodlink.org/\">California Emergency Foodlink\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/\">Sacramento Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.stanthonysf.org/\">St. Anthony's of San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Thanksgiving is just around the corner — but some local food banks are reporting a lack of donations. KQED’s Forum talks with local food banks about food shortages and what people can do to help. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1353358897,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":4,"wordCount":152},"headData":{"title":"KQED's Forum: Hunger and Local Food Banks | KQED","description":"Thanksgiving is just around the corner — but some local food banks are reporting a lack of donations. KQED’s Forum talks with local food banks about food shortages and what people can do to help. 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Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\" title=\"San Francisco Food Bank. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\" width=\"248\" height=\"140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51429\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A worker passes a nearly empty shelf at the San Francisco Food Bank in November, 2009, a time when food banks saw increased demand due to the recession. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thanksgiving is just around the corner -- but some local food banks are reporting a lack of donations. KQED's \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/programs/forum/index.jsp\">Forum\u003c/a> talks with local food banks about food shortages and what people can do to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201211161030\">Original Broadcast:\u003c/a> Fri, Nov 16, 2012 -- 10:30 AM\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Listen to the radio program:\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/forum/2012/11/20121116bbforum.mp3","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> \u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\nHost: Dave Iverson\u003cbr>\nGuests:\n\u003cli>Barry Stenger, interim executive director of the St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>John Healey, president and CEO of California Emergency Foodlink\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Kelly Siefkin, communications director for the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cstrong>More info:\u003c/strong>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.feedingamericanortherncalifornia.org/\">List of Northern California food banks\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodlink.org/\">California Emergency Foodlink\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/\">Sacramento Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.stanthonysf.org/\">St. Anthony's of San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/51424/kqeds-forum-hunger-and-local-food-banks","authors":["5014"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_752","bayareabites_1962","bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_45","bayareabites_1875","bayareabites_34","bayareabites_90"],"tags":["bayareabites_1602","bayareabites_1325","bayareabites_248","bayareabites_8677","bayareabites_530","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_51429","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_45111":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_45111","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"45111","score":null,"sort":[1340911362000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"eating-richly-even-when-youre-broke","title":"Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke","publishDate":1340911362,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/eating-richly-screenshot560a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/eating-richly-screenshot560a.jpg\" alt=\"eating richly recipe page screenshot \" title=\"eating richly recipe page screenshot \" width=\"560\" height=\"506\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45224\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's probably safe to say that there aren't too many formerly homeless food bloggers around. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that perspective -- what it feels like to taste hunger and not know where your next meal is coming from -- informs everything about how \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/about/\">Diana Johnson\u003c/a>, the voice behind \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/\">Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke\u003c/a>, approaches her food blog, dedicated to penny-pinching, nutritious \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/category/recipes/\">recipes\u003c/a> for those living on a shoestring or less. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bubbly blonde with a heart as big as her smile was once part of the so-called hidden hungry, living in her car and finding food wherever she could. These days she's helping people down on their luck learn how to cook and eat well on a budget in free \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/healthy-cooking-classes/\">community classes\u003c/a> in Auburn, Washington, where she lives, and through her online presence as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson, 31, recently spoke about her experience at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.blogher.com/blogher-food-12\">BlogHer Food conference\u003c/a> in Seattle, where she appeared on a panel discussing \u003ca href=\"http://www.blogher.com/values-hunger-america-understanding-problem-galvinizing-community-action\">hunger in America\u003c/a> and community action to feed the needy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She caught up with \u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites\u003c/strong> during the two-day event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Diana-Mixing-Bowl400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Diana-Mixing-Bowl300.jpg\" alt=\"Diana Johnson helps the hungry cook cheaply and eat well. Photo: Heather Johnson\" title=\"Diana Johnson helps the hungry cook cheaply and eat well. Photo: Heather Johnson\" width=\"300\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45205\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Diana Johnson helps the hungry cook cheaply and eat well. Photo: Heather Johnson\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hunger is really personal for you. Can you tell us about that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It all started when I lost my job suddenly during 2001, right after September 11. I worked in the tourism industry; I was a dancer on cruise ships and in hotels. All of a sudden, I did not have money for food. One month I literally only had a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter for the whole month. There were some days when I was so hungry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was a volunteer doing musical theater at the time and nobody knew. It was hard to go out and try to look for jobs and present myself when I was living in my car and I was weak and exhausted. Fortunately, I was living in Hawaii at the time, so I could shower at the beach. It was really easy to hide it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What happened next?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I got a part-time job at Starbucks and after I got my first paycheck I was able to find a teeny tiny apartment. It was actually a storage shed that had been turned into an apartment by adding a toilet and a refrigerator. Once I paid my rent, my cell phone bill, and electricity for the month I only had one or two dollars a day for food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was when I started living off the \u003ca href=\"http://www.jackinthebox.com/menu/product.php?prod_id=value-menu\">Dollar Menu at Jack in the Box\u003c/a>. I would have a chicken sandwich every morning on my way to work and then if I felt I could spare another dollar I'd have two tacos for dinner in the evening. And I ate that way for over a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did you find yourself getting creative about where to find free food?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I did. Fortunately in Hawaii there are a lot of fruit trees. My church had grapefruit and lychee trees. I knew all the different places around where there were trees I could pick fruit. I had friends who would say let's go out to eat and I would come just to tag along and say I wasn't really hungry and they'd let me finish up food they couldn't eat. That was also part of the reason I kept doing musical theater: We had potlucks all the time. And I was very blessed to have families in my church who would have me over for dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What turned things around for you on the food front?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was when a friend gave me a bag of groceries -- she knew me well enough to know I was struggling, although I don't think she knew just how much I was struggling -- and she also knew me well enough that she didn't just give me a bag of groceries. She said she and her husband had gone to the store on the same day and didn't realize it so they had extra food. She didn't want me to feel embarrassed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I still remember what was in it: There were two cans of Dole pineapple, bell peppers, cans of beans, soy sauce, and much more. \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/02/how-i-learned-to-cook-with-almost-no-money/\">I wrote it all down, it's on my site.\u003c/a> I was able to cook for myself for a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I felt so much better that week when I was eating real food instead of fast food. And that's when the light bulb went on for me: What if I take my $7-10 dollars a week to the grocery store? And so I became kind of a student of the grocery store, trying to figure out how to stretch my money, especially in a place like Hawaii, which is astronomically expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I signed up for every free club card. At Starbucks, when people would throw out their newspapers, I would fish them out of the bin and search for coupons. I would look at all the discard bins in the store where they put things on sale because they're dented or about to expire and shop there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was the start of my journey learning to cook by using what I had or what was on sale. i had a lot of failures: The worst one was when I tried to use the buttermilk ranch dressing from Jack in the Box with ramen noodles and peas to try to make some kind of pasta. It was terrible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I also had some really great successes, like using the same ramen noodles with some soy sauce packets from a local sushi place -- I couldn't afford sushi but I would go in and take their soy sauce packets and honey packets from a fast food place -- and I used that to make something like a teriyaki sauce. And I'd toss that with some frozen or canned vegetables in a stir fry, maybe with some Spam (Spam is really big in Hawaii). I started with really bare bones stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then I learned how to slowly build a pantry. For example, if I only spent $7 one week, and was able to save $3, I'd have enough to buy a big bottle of soy sauce. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/orange-maple-carrots-recipe400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/orange-maple-carrots-recipe300.jpg\" alt=\"orange maple carrots recipe\" title=\"orange maple carrots recipe\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45209\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Johnson focuses on whole foods that nourish like this dish for \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/11/maple-orange-carrots-recipe/\">Orange Maple Carrots\u003c/a>. Photo: Diana Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did your parents know?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My parents didn't know a lot of what was going on. After reading about it on my blog, my mom did let on that when she came out to visit back then she was very concerned. She told my dad that I was malnourished: She could just see it in my skin, eyes, and hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I wouldn't have taken their help. At the time we didn't have a good relationship. I was running away from hurts in my life and still hadn't gotten to a place of self-acceptance to be able to then figure out how I fit with the rest of my family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why did you start blogging about eating on a budget?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My husband Eric and I met in Washington at church when I was visiting for my sister's college graduation. Three months after I moved there in 2006 we started dating. We actually got married a year to the day after our first date. He would ask me to cook things over again and because I didn't follow recipes, I would type them up on my personal blog -- I called it Dianasaur Dishes -- just so I could keep track of things. I would often put how we saved money on a recipe because we were still on a tight budget -- we made $12,000 between us for the first year we were married. We had about $100 a month for food. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why did you change the name of your blog recently?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I chose Eating Richly because I wanted to focus on foods that are rich in both nutrients and flavor. I made the shift a few months ago. Dianasaur Dishes was just for me. But when people started telling me how helpful it was I realized that my blog wasn't just for me, it was for others too, and I really wanted to have a title that better described what the blog does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric and I decided it was something we wanted to work on together as well. Dianasaur Dishes was mine. Eating Richly is ours. That's really important to me. He jokes he's the CTO: Chief technical officer. He's also my chief recipe tester and dish washer. And he also does videos: We shoot them together and he edits them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you still cook on a budget at home and how do you cook now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We're still very frugal: Yes, we're both earning and between the two of us, we were able to buy a house -- a foreclosure -- but money is still tight. We also host two exchange students -- they're teenage boys, they eat a lot -- so for the four of us we budget $400 a month on groceries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I make most things from scratch now. I still have a few short-cut items that I'll buy like frozen ravioli -- the kind that are healthy, all natural, and ingredients that I recognize. Sometimes I'll get home and we've had stir fry three times in a row, (it's my go-to 15-minute meal), so we'll boil a pot of water and throw in some ravioli. We like very simple foods. We make lots of frittatas, omelets and salads. We eat sandwiches for lunch almost every day, we slice our own lunch meal--roast beef or turkey breast. I make my own mustard and pickles. I grind my own flour for cookies and pizza dough but i have not learned to bake my own bread well yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/healthy-banana-bread-recipe400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/healthy-banana-bread-recipe300.jpg\" alt=\"healthy banana bread recipe\" title=\"healthy banana bread recipe\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45207\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Johnson's version of \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/03/whole-wheat-banana-bread-recipe/\">Healthy Banana Bread\u003c/a>. Photo: Diana Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What have you learned about working with the hungry for four years?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest thing I've learned, in the program I created called \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/healthy-cooking-classes/\">Healthy Cooking on a Tight Budget\u003c/a>, is something I should have known from my own experience: Hunger is not recognizable. You can be in a room full of people and not know that a tenth of them are struggling with hunger. Recently, at a food bank in my area, a doctor who had just lost his practice because of the economy came in because he didn't have money for food. Hunger is humbling for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any myths about the hungry you'd like to debunk?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don't think the stereotypes around hunger are always accurate. Some people think that those who are hungry are homeless or have made poor choices and that's why they're hungry. But there are so many people who are hungry from losing a job or getting injured and being unable to work or just because of circumstances like a death in the family. You just never know. It could be your neighbor, it could be your third grade teacher, or it could be you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are some of the challenges helping hungry people?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some food banks have the mindset that we just need to get food to people, no matter what its nutritional value. That's something that I run into regularly. One of the food banks I teach classes at gives away giant platters of donated cakes to kids and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What really makes me sad is a lot of these people are taking the bus or walking to the food bank so they get their bag of groceries, and there are bags with apples, onions, and potatoes, and these huge trays of cupcakes. If they can't carry it all home they tend to leave the bag of apples and carry the cupcakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes it can just get discouraging and tiring -- there's so much need out there -- and sometimes people don't know what to do with basic staples like dried beans, rice, or plain yogurt. I'm creating specific recipes for these items that can just get stuck in the bag that goes home so people have some ideas about what to do with the ingredients they get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/031212easy-chicken-salad-recipe560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/031212easy-chicken-salad-recipe560.jpg\" alt=\"easy chicken salad recipe\" title=\"easy chicken salad recipe\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45204\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>The recipe developer focuses on simple, \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/03/parmesan-crusted-chicken/\">nutritious dishes\u003c/a> that taste good too. Photo: Diana Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What's rewarding about what you do in your community cooking classes?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I enjoy hearing people's stories and seeing them have that light bulb moment like I had when I got that bag of groceries. Every time there are new people in my classes I want them to know I'm not just some foodie coming in and telling them what to do. It helps to share my story. I've talked with food bloggers who can't believe that some people don't make everything from scratch. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I've used the $1 box of noodles that were absolutely horrible and had no nutritional value but was the best I knew at the time. Still, it was a step above fast food. It gives me an understanding of what's realistic and that you have to take baby steps.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Formerly homeless and now the voice behind Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke, Diana Johnson talks with Sarah Henry about eating healthily on a shoestring, the hidden hungry, and teaching people to cook cheaply and well.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1353344965,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":49,"wordCount":2212},"headData":{"title":"Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke | KQED","description":"Formerly homeless and now the voice behind Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke, Diana Johnson talks with Sarah Henry about eating healthily on a shoestring, the hidden hungry, and teaching people to cook cheaply and well.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke","datePublished":"2012-06-28T19:22:42.000Z","dateModified":"2012-11-19T17:09:25.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"45111 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=45111","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/28/eating-richly-even-when-youre-broke/","disqusTitle":"Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke","path":"/bayareabites/45111/eating-richly-even-when-youre-broke","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/eating-richly-screenshot560a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/eating-richly-screenshot560a.jpg\" alt=\"eating richly recipe page screenshot \" title=\"eating richly recipe page screenshot \" width=\"560\" height=\"506\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45224\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's probably safe to say that there aren't too many formerly homeless food bloggers around. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But that perspective -- what it feels like to taste hunger and not know where your next meal is coming from -- informs everything about how \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/about/\">Diana Johnson\u003c/a>, the voice behind \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/\">Eating Richly: Even When You're Broke\u003c/a>, approaches her food blog, dedicated to penny-pinching, nutritious \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/category/recipes/\">recipes\u003c/a> for those living on a shoestring or less. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bubbly blonde with a heart as big as her smile was once part of the so-called hidden hungry, living in her car and finding food wherever she could. These days she's helping people down on their luck learn how to cook and eat well on a budget in free \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/healthy-cooking-classes/\">community classes\u003c/a> in Auburn, Washington, where she lives, and through her online presence as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson, 31, recently spoke about her experience at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.blogher.com/blogher-food-12\">BlogHer Food conference\u003c/a> in Seattle, where she appeared on a panel discussing \u003ca href=\"http://www.blogher.com/values-hunger-america-understanding-problem-galvinizing-community-action\">hunger in America\u003c/a> and community action to feed the needy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She caught up with \u003cstrong>Bay Area Bites\u003c/strong> during the two-day event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Diana-Mixing-Bowl400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Diana-Mixing-Bowl300.jpg\" alt=\"Diana Johnson helps the hungry cook cheaply and eat well. Photo: Heather Johnson\" title=\"Diana Johnson helps the hungry cook cheaply and eat well. Photo: Heather Johnson\" width=\"300\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45205\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Diana Johnson helps the hungry cook cheaply and eat well. Photo: Heather Johnson\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hunger is really personal for you. Can you tell us about that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It all started when I lost my job suddenly during 2001, right after September 11. I worked in the tourism industry; I was a dancer on cruise ships and in hotels. All of a sudden, I did not have money for food. One month I literally only had a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter for the whole month. There were some days when I was so hungry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was a volunteer doing musical theater at the time and nobody knew. It was hard to go out and try to look for jobs and present myself when I was living in my car and I was weak and exhausted. Fortunately, I was living in Hawaii at the time, so I could shower at the beach. It was really easy to hide it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What happened next?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I got a part-time job at Starbucks and after I got my first paycheck I was able to find a teeny tiny apartment. It was actually a storage shed that had been turned into an apartment by adding a toilet and a refrigerator. Once I paid my rent, my cell phone bill, and electricity for the month I only had one or two dollars a day for food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was when I started living off the \u003ca href=\"http://www.jackinthebox.com/menu/product.php?prod_id=value-menu\">Dollar Menu at Jack in the Box\u003c/a>. I would have a chicken sandwich every morning on my way to work and then if I felt I could spare another dollar I'd have two tacos for dinner in the evening. And I ate that way for over a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did you find yourself getting creative about where to find free food?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I did. Fortunately in Hawaii there are a lot of fruit trees. My church had grapefruit and lychee trees. I knew all the different places around where there were trees I could pick fruit. I had friends who would say let's go out to eat and I would come just to tag along and say I wasn't really hungry and they'd let me finish up food they couldn't eat. That was also part of the reason I kept doing musical theater: We had potlucks all the time. And I was very blessed to have families in my church who would have me over for dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What turned things around for you on the food front?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was when a friend gave me a bag of groceries -- she knew me well enough to know I was struggling, although I don't think she knew just how much I was struggling -- and she also knew me well enough that she didn't just give me a bag of groceries. She said she and her husband had gone to the store on the same day and didn't realize it so they had extra food. She didn't want me to feel embarrassed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I still remember what was in it: There were two cans of Dole pineapple, bell peppers, cans of beans, soy sauce, and much more. \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/02/how-i-learned-to-cook-with-almost-no-money/\">I wrote it all down, it's on my site.\u003c/a> I was able to cook for myself for a week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I felt so much better that week when I was eating real food instead of fast food. And that's when the light bulb went on for me: What if I take my $7-10 dollars a week to the grocery store? And so I became kind of a student of the grocery store, trying to figure out how to stretch my money, especially in a place like Hawaii, which is astronomically expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I signed up for every free club card. At Starbucks, when people would throw out their newspapers, I would fish them out of the bin and search for coupons. I would look at all the discard bins in the store where they put things on sale because they're dented or about to expire and shop there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was the start of my journey learning to cook by using what I had or what was on sale. i had a lot of failures: The worst one was when I tried to use the buttermilk ranch dressing from Jack in the Box with ramen noodles and peas to try to make some kind of pasta. It was terrible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I also had some really great successes, like using the same ramen noodles with some soy sauce packets from a local sushi place -- I couldn't afford sushi but I would go in and take their soy sauce packets and honey packets from a fast food place -- and I used that to make something like a teriyaki sauce. And I'd toss that with some frozen or canned vegetables in a stir fry, maybe with some Spam (Spam is really big in Hawaii). I started with really bare bones stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then I learned how to slowly build a pantry. For example, if I only spent $7 one week, and was able to save $3, I'd have enough to buy a big bottle of soy sauce. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/orange-maple-carrots-recipe400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/orange-maple-carrots-recipe300.jpg\" alt=\"orange maple carrots recipe\" title=\"orange maple carrots recipe\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45209\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Johnson focuses on whole foods that nourish like this dish for \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/11/maple-orange-carrots-recipe/\">Orange Maple Carrots\u003c/a>. Photo: Diana Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did your parents know?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My parents didn't know a lot of what was going on. After reading about it on my blog, my mom did let on that when she came out to visit back then she was very concerned. She told my dad that I was malnourished: She could just see it in my skin, eyes, and hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I wouldn't have taken their help. At the time we didn't have a good relationship. I was running away from hurts in my life and still hadn't gotten to a place of self-acceptance to be able to then figure out how I fit with the rest of my family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why did you start blogging about eating on a budget?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My husband Eric and I met in Washington at church when I was visiting for my sister's college graduation. Three months after I moved there in 2006 we started dating. We actually got married a year to the day after our first date. He would ask me to cook things over again and because I didn't follow recipes, I would type them up on my personal blog -- I called it Dianasaur Dishes -- just so I could keep track of things. I would often put how we saved money on a recipe because we were still on a tight budget -- we made $12,000 between us for the first year we were married. We had about $100 a month for food. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why did you change the name of your blog recently?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I chose Eating Richly because I wanted to focus on foods that are rich in both nutrients and flavor. I made the shift a few months ago. Dianasaur Dishes was just for me. But when people started telling me how helpful it was I realized that my blog wasn't just for me, it was for others too, and I really wanted to have a title that better described what the blog does.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric and I decided it was something we wanted to work on together as well. Dianasaur Dishes was mine. Eating Richly is ours. That's really important to me. He jokes he's the CTO: Chief technical officer. He's also my chief recipe tester and dish washer. And he also does videos: We shoot them together and he edits them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you still cook on a budget at home and how do you cook now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We're still very frugal: Yes, we're both earning and between the two of us, we were able to buy a house -- a foreclosure -- but money is still tight. We also host two exchange students -- they're teenage boys, they eat a lot -- so for the four of us we budget $400 a month on groceries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I make most things from scratch now. I still have a few short-cut items that I'll buy like frozen ravioli -- the kind that are healthy, all natural, and ingredients that I recognize. Sometimes I'll get home and we've had stir fry three times in a row, (it's my go-to 15-minute meal), so we'll boil a pot of water and throw in some ravioli. We like very simple foods. We make lots of frittatas, omelets and salads. We eat sandwiches for lunch almost every day, we slice our own lunch meal--roast beef or turkey breast. I make my own mustard and pickles. I grind my own flour for cookies and pizza dough but i have not learned to bake my own bread well yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/healthy-banana-bread-recipe400.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/healthy-banana-bread-recipe300.jpg\" alt=\"healthy banana bread recipe\" title=\"healthy banana bread recipe\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45207\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Johnson's version of \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/03/whole-wheat-banana-bread-recipe/\">Healthy Banana Bread\u003c/a>. Photo: Diana Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What have you learned about working with the hungry for four years?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest thing I've learned, in the program I created called \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/healthy-cooking-classes/\">Healthy Cooking on a Tight Budget\u003c/a>, is something I should have known from my own experience: Hunger is not recognizable. You can be in a room full of people and not know that a tenth of them are struggling with hunger. Recently, at a food bank in my area, a doctor who had just lost his practice because of the economy came in because he didn't have money for food. Hunger is humbling for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any myths about the hungry you'd like to debunk?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don't think the stereotypes around hunger are always accurate. Some people think that those who are hungry are homeless or have made poor choices and that's why they're hungry. But there are so many people who are hungry from losing a job or getting injured and being unable to work or just because of circumstances like a death in the family. You just never know. It could be your neighbor, it could be your third grade teacher, or it could be you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are some of the challenges helping hungry people?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some food banks have the mindset that we just need to get food to people, no matter what its nutritional value. That's something that I run into regularly. One of the food banks I teach classes at gives away giant platters of donated cakes to kids and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What really makes me sad is a lot of these people are taking the bus or walking to the food bank so they get their bag of groceries, and there are bags with apples, onions, and potatoes, and these huge trays of cupcakes. If they can't carry it all home they tend to leave the bag of apples and carry the cupcakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes it can just get discouraging and tiring -- there's so much need out there -- and sometimes people don't know what to do with basic staples like dried beans, rice, or plain yogurt. I'm creating specific recipes for these items that can just get stuck in the bag that goes home so people have some ideas about what to do with the ingredients they get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/031212easy-chicken-salad-recipe560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/031212easy-chicken-salad-recipe560.jpg\" alt=\"easy chicken salad recipe\" title=\"easy chicken salad recipe\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45204\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>The recipe developer focuses on simple, \u003ca href=\"http://eatingrichly.com/03/parmesan-crusted-chicken/\">nutritious dishes\u003c/a> that taste good too. Photo: Diana Johnson\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What's rewarding about what you do in your community cooking classes?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I enjoy hearing people's stories and seeing them have that light bulb moment like I had when I got that bag of groceries. Every time there are new people in my classes I want them to know I'm not just some foodie coming in and telling them what to do. It helps to share my story. I've talked with food bloggers who can't believe that some people don't make everything from scratch. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But I've used the $1 box of noodles that were absolutely horrible and had no nutritional value but was the best I knew at the time. Still, it was a step above fast food. It gives me an understanding of what's realistic and that you have to take baby steps.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/45111/eating-richly-even-when-youre-broke","authors":["5125"],"categories":["bayareabites_752","bayareabites_1962","bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_1865"],"tags":["bayareabites_1046","bayareabites_10553","bayareabites_10554","bayareabites_1602","bayareabites_248","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_45205","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_36442":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_36442","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"36442","score":null,"sort":[1323976184000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"at-the-alameda-county-food-bank-volunteers-get-nourished-too","title":"At the Alameda County Food Bank, Volunteers Get Nourished Too","publishDate":1323976184,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/accfb-report_back.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/accfb-report_back.jpg\" alt=\"accfb volunteers\" title=\"accfb volunteers\" width=\"560\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36443\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Photo courtesy of Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hunger isn’t jolly, decked with holly or tied up with pretty ribbons. But it’s as surely a part of this holiday season as tinsel trimmed trees and spinning dreidels. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, instead of ignoring the hunger epidemic, I joined many pairs of willing hands to do something about it at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>. I attended a \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteer.html\">volunteer\u003c/a> orientation, sorted cans, bagged pears and was stunned by the enormity of the operation—and the exploding need. A 44,000 square foot sorting room and 77,000 square feet of storage combine to accommodate almost 3 acres of food items—of which more than half is farm-fresh produce. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/wall-of-corn.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/wall-of-corn.jpg\" alt=\"wall of corn\" title=\"wall of corn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36454\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The demand for food assistance is now so great that the turnover time for all the edibles in this gigantic facility is less than 1 month. Distributing through its 275 partner agencies, 49,000 hungry people—43% are children and 19% seniors—get nutritious food from the food bank’s efforts every week. That’s a staggering 1 of every 6 Alameda County residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/sheila.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/sheila.jpg\" alt=\"sheila burks\" title=\"sheila burks\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36444\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteer coordinator, Sheila Burks, an inspiring dynamo in a constant blur of motion, delivers an impassioned orientation and leads a tour of the facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything you touch here will positively benefit someone you’ve never met,” says Burks, rallying the assembled volunteers who range from retired people with time on their hands and a desire to do good to those who need to work off their speeding tickets through community service hours. Every year, 6,000 groups and 9,000 individuals generously give their time to sort cans and boxes, bag fruit and vegetables, pack cartons of food, as well as answer the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/helpline.html\">emergency food helpline\u003c/a> (which gets more than 3,500 calls a month) and assist with office work. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/annual_report_2010_cover.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/annual_report_2010_cover.jpg\" alt=\"accfb child\" title=\"accfb child\" width=\"560\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36445\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Photo courtesy of Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hunger doesn’t take a holiday,” says Burks. “And now there is a new face to hunger, people who never thought they would need to call us. A teacher who got laid off and can’t feed his kids, a massage therapist who broke her arm and can’t work, families who find they need a little help at the end of the month to make it to their next check.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/kids-help.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/kids-help.jpg\" alt=\"kids help\" title=\"kids help\" width=\"560\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36446\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As she shows us around the huge warehouse, I meet some of the volunteers pitching in on this Wednesday afternoon. A group of 5th graders from St. Martin de Porres Catholic School in Oakland are eagerly bagging pears. They tell me “it’s fun” and “it’s good to help people” while school principal Maurice Harper, Jr. confides that, “Many of our school’s families benefit directly from food assistance. So involving students in a hands-on way empowers them.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A majority of the food bank’s volunteers come as part of a group: company sponsored employee associations, Girl and Boy Scouts troops, religious organizations—one cohort in their 70’s and 80’s arrives faithfully every 2 weeks to fill backpacks for the Children’s BackPack Program, which provides low-income school children a bag of food to help their families through the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/the-colliers.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/the-colliers.jpg\" alt=\"the colliers\" title=\"the colliers\" width=\"560\" height=\"429\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36447\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking distinguished even in their hairnets, Oakland residents, George and Jane Collier, both retired anthropology professors from Stanford University, have been volunteering at the food bank for the past three years. They enjoy the work “because it’s socially important, flexible, good exercise and you get to meet interesting people.” Today the couple is divvying up 50-pound sacks of pinto beans, scooping out 5 pounds of speckled legumes into separate plastic bags. Jane admits that she likes bean duty, compared to certain summertime assignments, such as sorting plums and kiwis, “which can get a little squishy.” As specialists in indigenous cultures of southern Mexico, the couple is worldly, well–traveled and appalled at the state of American society today. “Even the poorest indigenous people in southern Mexico have subsistence farming to grow themselves something to eat,“ says George. “The extreme income inequality in America is not found in other countries and it’s only recently—since Reagan—that we have so many homeless and hungry people.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/pears.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/pears.jpg\" alt=\"pears\" title=\"pears\" width=\"560\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36450\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I find the repetitive motion of bagging scores of firm, green pears or scooping mounds of speckled beans somehow makes palpable the overwhelming hunger needs in our food-rich state. Six years ago, the Alameda County food bank went through 1,000,000 pounds of fresh produce a year. Now that million pounds, often trucked in directly from farms in 800-pound boxes, is distributed in only one month—a 12-fold increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/cans.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/cans.jpg\" alt=\"cans\" title=\"cans\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36451\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWhile dropping a few cans of baked beans, creamed corn or cranberry sauce in one of the red and black barrels scattered around the Bay Area may feel like a quick fix, what food banks really need is cash and people-power. Because they are buying foodstuffs in such enormous bulk, they can take the couple of dollars you’d spend on one jar of peanut butter and buy half a dozen jars. The time required to process food donations also eats up a lot of resources. As this \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/12/food_drives_charities_need_your_money_not_your_random_old_food_.html\">article from Slate.com\u003c/a> makes clear, “Food dropped off by well-meaning citizens needs to be carefully inspected and sorted. A personal check, by contrast, can be used to order what’s needed without placing extra burdens on the staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides distributing food to Alameda County’s neediest citizens since 1985, the Community Food Bank conducts several pro-active initiatives: nutrition education classes, anti-hunger advocacy and an outreach program in five languages to help people through the complicated process of applying for our under-utilized food stamp program—now called CalFresh. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After I layered a carton with cans of tuna, chili and soup, topped by boxes of cereal and rice, its 10 pounds felt formidable, like a force that might be able to keep the hunger at bay, for one family, even for a few days. I found it heartening to engage in some physical action against the exponentially increasing hunger in our community. Not surprisingly, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2010/04/16/service-rx-the-health-benefits-of-volunteering/\">a recent study\u003c/a> showed that volunteering enriches your feeling of purpose, lowers your stress and actually improves your health:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheila Burks says, “My faith is renewed every day. I’m inspired by the volunteers. It’s phenomenally powerful to see people share their time and energy to restore the peace of mind and dignity of strangers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>A reminder from the food bank: hunger doesn’t end when the holidays are over, the need will still be there in early 2012, even though the focus may not be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org\">food bank’s website\u003c/a> gives details on \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteer.html\">volunteering\u003c/a> opportunities, how to \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/donate.html\">donate\u003c/a> money, \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/food_drive.html\">organize a food drive\u003c/a> or join the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/advocacy.html\">advocacy team\u003c/a> to promote policy change. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helpline to get same-day emergency food –- (800) 870-FOOD (3663) or 510-635-3663. Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. \u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"To help combat exponential increases in hunger and demand for food assistance, the Alameda County Community Food Bank feeds 49,000 people a week. Its volunteers range from school children to retired Stanford University professors. They bag fresh produce, sort cans and fill boxes with essential foodstuffs. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1323976184,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":26,"wordCount":1219},"headData":{"title":"At the Alameda County Food Bank, Volunteers Get Nourished Too | KQED","description":"To help combat exponential increases in hunger and demand for food assistance, the Alameda County Community Food Bank feeds 49,000 people a week. Its volunteers range from school children to retired Stanford University professors. 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But it’s as surely a part of this holiday season as tinsel trimmed trees and spinning dreidels. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last week, instead of ignoring the hunger epidemic, I joined many pairs of willing hands to do something about it at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>. I attended a \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteer.html\">volunteer\u003c/a> orientation, sorted cans, bagged pears and was stunned by the enormity of the operation—and the exploding need. A 44,000 square foot sorting room and 77,000 square feet of storage combine to accommodate almost 3 acres of food items—of which more than half is farm-fresh produce. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/wall-of-corn.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/wall-of-corn.jpg\" alt=\"wall of corn\" title=\"wall of corn\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36454\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The demand for food assistance is now so great that the turnover time for all the edibles in this gigantic facility is less than 1 month. Distributing through its 275 partner agencies, 49,000 hungry people—43% are children and 19% seniors—get nutritious food from the food bank’s efforts every week. That’s a staggering 1 of every 6 Alameda County residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/sheila.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/sheila.jpg\" alt=\"sheila burks\" title=\"sheila burks\" width=\"560\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36444\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Volunteer coordinator, Sheila Burks, an inspiring dynamo in a constant blur of motion, delivers an impassioned orientation and leads a tour of the facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everything you touch here will positively benefit someone you’ve never met,” says Burks, rallying the assembled volunteers who range from retired people with time on their hands and a desire to do good to those who need to work off their speeding tickets through community service hours. Every year, 6,000 groups and 9,000 individuals generously give their time to sort cans and boxes, bag fruit and vegetables, pack cartons of food, as well as answer the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/helpline.html\">emergency food helpline\u003c/a> (which gets more than 3,500 calls a month) and assist with office work. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/annual_report_2010_cover.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/annual_report_2010_cover.jpg\" alt=\"accfb child\" title=\"accfb child\" width=\"560\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36445\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Photo courtesy of Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hunger doesn’t take a holiday,” says Burks. “And now there is a new face to hunger, people who never thought they would need to call us. A teacher who got laid off and can’t feed his kids, a massage therapist who broke her arm and can’t work, families who find they need a little help at the end of the month to make it to their next check.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/kids-help.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/kids-help.jpg\" alt=\"kids help\" title=\"kids help\" width=\"560\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36446\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As she shows us around the huge warehouse, I meet some of the volunteers pitching in on this Wednesday afternoon. A group of 5th graders from St. Martin de Porres Catholic School in Oakland are eagerly bagging pears. They tell me “it’s fun” and “it’s good to help people” while school principal Maurice Harper, Jr. confides that, “Many of our school’s families benefit directly from food assistance. So involving students in a hands-on way empowers them.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A majority of the food bank’s volunteers come as part of a group: company sponsored employee associations, Girl and Boy Scouts troops, religious organizations—one cohort in their 70’s and 80’s arrives faithfully every 2 weeks to fill backpacks for the Children’s BackPack Program, which provides low-income school children a bag of food to help their families through the weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/the-colliers.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/the-colliers.jpg\" alt=\"the colliers\" title=\"the colliers\" width=\"560\" height=\"429\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36447\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking distinguished even in their hairnets, Oakland residents, George and Jane Collier, both retired anthropology professors from Stanford University, have been volunteering at the food bank for the past three years. They enjoy the work “because it’s socially important, flexible, good exercise and you get to meet interesting people.” Today the couple is divvying up 50-pound sacks of pinto beans, scooping out 5 pounds of speckled legumes into separate plastic bags. Jane admits that she likes bean duty, compared to certain summertime assignments, such as sorting plums and kiwis, “which can get a little squishy.” As specialists in indigenous cultures of southern Mexico, the couple is worldly, well–traveled and appalled at the state of American society today. “Even the poorest indigenous people in southern Mexico have subsistence farming to grow themselves something to eat,“ says George. “The extreme income inequality in America is not found in other countries and it’s only recently—since Reagan—that we have so many homeless and hungry people.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/pears.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/pears.jpg\" alt=\"pears\" title=\"pears\" width=\"560\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36450\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I find the repetitive motion of bagging scores of firm, green pears or scooping mounds of speckled beans somehow makes palpable the overwhelming hunger needs in our food-rich state. Six years ago, the Alameda County food bank went through 1,000,000 pounds of fresh produce a year. Now that million pounds, often trucked in directly from farms in 800-pound boxes, is distributed in only one month—a 12-fold increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/cans.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2011/12/cans.jpg\" alt=\"cans\" title=\"cans\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36451\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWhile dropping a few cans of baked beans, creamed corn or cranberry sauce in one of the red and black barrels scattered around the Bay Area may feel like a quick fix, what food banks really need is cash and people-power. Because they are buying foodstuffs in such enormous bulk, they can take the couple of dollars you’d spend on one jar of peanut butter and buy half a dozen jars. The time required to process food donations also eats up a lot of resources. As this \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/12/food_drives_charities_need_your_money_not_your_random_old_food_.html\">article from Slate.com\u003c/a> makes clear, “Food dropped off by well-meaning citizens needs to be carefully inspected and sorted. A personal check, by contrast, can be used to order what’s needed without placing extra burdens on the staff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides distributing food to Alameda County’s neediest citizens since 1985, the Community Food Bank conducts several pro-active initiatives: nutrition education classes, anti-hunger advocacy and an outreach program in five languages to help people through the complicated process of applying for our under-utilized food stamp program—now called CalFresh. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After I layered a carton with cans of tuna, chili and soup, topped by boxes of cereal and rice, its 10 pounds felt formidable, like a force that might be able to keep the hunger at bay, for one family, even for a few days. I found it heartening to engage in some physical action against the exponentially increasing hunger in our community. Not surprisingly, \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2010/04/16/service-rx-the-health-benefits-of-volunteering/\">a recent study\u003c/a> showed that volunteering enriches your feeling of purpose, lowers your stress and actually improves your health:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sheila Burks says, “My faith is renewed every day. I’m inspired by the volunteers. It’s phenomenally powerful to see people share their time and energy to restore the peace of mind and dignity of strangers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>A reminder from the food bank: hunger doesn’t end when the holidays are over, the need will still be there in early 2012, even though the focus may not be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org\">food bank’s website\u003c/a> gives details on \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteer.html\">volunteering\u003c/a> opportunities, how to \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/donate.html\">donate\u003c/a> money, \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/food_drive.html\">organize a food drive\u003c/a> or join the \u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/advocacy.html\">advocacy team\u003c/a> to promote policy change. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helpline to get same-day emergency food –- (800) 870-FOOD (3663) or 510-635-3663. Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/36442/at-the-alameda-county-food-bank-volunteers-get-nourished-too","authors":["5283"],"categories":["bayareabites_3032","bayareabites_1763","bayareabites_1246","bayareabites_2035"],"tags":["bayareabites_1046","bayareabites_1602","bayareabites_248","bayareabites_14757","bayareabites_1045"],"featImg":"bayareabites_36455","label":"bayareabites"},"bayareabites_8497":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_8497","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"8497","score":null,"sort":[1259247611000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"your-quick-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-in-the-bay-area","title":"Your Quick Guide to Holiday Volunteering in the Bay Area","publishDate":1259247611,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{"site":"bayareabites"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>This post was updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's hard to think about hunger during the holidays. On Thanksgiving, most of us will be inundated with turkey, potatoes, and pie. The idea of an empty belly seems incongruous to the day itself. But for many families, it's a sober reality. In San Francisco alone, over 150,000 people lack the resources to feed themselves and their families. They're thankful not only for their families, but for the food banks whose tireless employees and volunteers helped put food on their tables. So if you're looking for a way to give back to your community this holiday season or all year, here are some local volunteer opportunities at organizations offering food to those in need. If you know of a great program not listed here, please include it in the comments section.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareahunger.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area Hunger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This is a great place to get started if you're interested in volunteering at a food bank. Bay Area Hunger is a collaboration of seven different food banks around the greater Bay Area and provides information so you can easily find one close to you and find \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareahunger.org/help.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">learn different ways to help\u003c/a>. They even have a \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareahunger.org/your_foodbank.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a> detailing where each food bank is located. Their site also provides information on donating and upcoming benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sffoodbank.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sfmfoodbank/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/SFMFoodBank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SFMFoodBank\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SF-Marin Food Bank is the critical link between food and people. They provide food to over 30,000 families each week through 450+ non-profit partners and will distribute 47 million pounds of food this year to meet an ever-growing need in the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You can volunteer in San Francisco or Marin. Sign up on their website to help out in the warehouse or with other activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/food-donation-drop-off-locations\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Donate Food\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Use their list of drop-off locations to donate food in San Francisco and Marin, or host a food drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/alcofoodbank\" target=\"_blank\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/accfb\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@accfb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 1985, the ACCFB relies on donations and volunteers to sustain their busy program. They provide food to 240 nonprofit agencies throughout Alameda County and distributed 25 million meals in 2014 -- with over half of the food consisting of fresh produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteering/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer/food-sorting/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Sorting\u003c/a> -- Help out during the week -- they especially need people on Mondays or Tuesdays -- or on weekends in their warehouse by registering online.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Be an operator on the Emergency Food Helpline -- operators refer food to more than 3,000 households every month -- or help in the office and with seasonal projects. Bilingual reps are extremely in demand, as are those with technical skills. All individual volunteers must first attend an orientation, which are held each Wednesday. Get more information \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer/individual-volunteers/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online\u003c/a> or call (510) 635-3663 x 308.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There is an \u003cstrong>urgent need\u003c/strong> for 100+ volunteers on Nov. 18 to support a major county-wide food drive. Shifts are needed in Tri-Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, Oakland/Emeryville and Berkeley areas. \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/need-helping-hands/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get more information\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/give/donatefood/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Donate Food\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Small food donations can be brought to the food bank Monday-Friday, or use \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/fundraise/food-drive/find-a-food-drive/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the food drive map\u003c/a> to find where drop-off bins are throughout Alameda County. Many of these are at schools, churches, and grocery stores.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also take part in the ACCFB's \u003ca href=\"https://www.vfd-accfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Food Drive\u003c/a> where every $1 donated purchases $6 in food.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Consider organizing your own Food Drive at your work, school, church or with your community group. They will supply everything you’ll need. Call (510) 635-3663 ext. 318 or email fooddrive@accfb.org or \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/fundraise/food-drive/\" target=\"_blank\">get more information online\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://glide.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glide-Memorial-Church/112256452119873\" target=\"_blank\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/glidesf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@glidesf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glide's mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. They provide up to 2,400 meals each day, making Glide one of the largest free meal providers in San Francisco. Glide is also the only program in town that provides three nutritious meals 364 days of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/volunteer\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Holiday volunteer opportunities include serving food, toy sorting, and sorting and stacking food for \u003ca href=\"http://glide.org/Volunteer-Holidays-2016\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glide's Grocery Bag Give Away and other events in November and December\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Glide is also looking for people to participate in their \u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/longtermvolunteer\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">long-term volunteer program\u003c/a> to help provide medical, fundraising and other services.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.openhand.org\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Project Open Hand\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ProjectOpenHand\" target=\"_blank\">Project Open Hand\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/projectopenhand\" target=\"_blank\">@projectopenhand\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Project Open Hand provides meals to seniors and people living with serious illnesses in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.openhand.org/volunteer/holiday-volunteering\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOver the holidays, prepare meals on site, sort and fill grocery bag orders, deliver food, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.openhand.org/holiday-volunteering-our-senior-lunch-program\" target=\"_blank\">serve meals for seniors at their senior lunch sites\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.stanthonysf.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/stanthonysf/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/stanthonysf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@stanthonysf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>St. Anthony Foundation has responded to the needs of poor and low-income San Franciscans for the past six decades. They serve daily meals and provide shelter, medical assistance, technology training, and clothes to those in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/san-francisco-volunteer-opportunities/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/holidayvolunteering\" target=\"_blank\">Holiday volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> range from serving food, helping out in \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/dining-room-free-meal-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\">the dining room\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/free-clothing-program-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\">sorting donated clothing\u003c/a> to providing \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/skilledvolunteeropportunities/\" target=\"_blank\">skills-based services\u003c/a> in the Tenderloin Tech Lab, clinic, and social work center. They offer both regular shifts and special group projects designed for large or small teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mowsf.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meals On Wheels of San Francisco \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MOWSF\" target=\"_blank\">Meals On Wheels San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mowsf\" target=\"_blank\">@mowsf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meals On Wheels of San Francisco exists to alleviate the food insecurity and loneliness experienced by seniors who want to stay in their own home but cannot shop or prepare meals for themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mowsf.org/volunteer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nVarious volunteer opportunities are available, including being an \u003ca href=\"http://www.mowsf.org/goodneighbor\" target=\"_blank\">at-home visitor\u003c/a> for seniors who spend much of their days alone, shopping for seniors, helping with small in-home repairs, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mowsf.org/hdg\" target=\"_blank\">delivering food\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Second Harvest Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/2ndharvest\" target=\"_blank\">2nd Harvest\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/2ndharvest\">@2ndharvest\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties has been providing services to the community since 1974. They are one of the largest food banks in the country, providing food to nearly a quarter of a million people each month. Of those they serve, most are seniors and low-income families with children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/volunteer\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Volunteer opportunities include \u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/warehousesortsignup\" target=\"_blank\">food sorting\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/educationandoutreach\" target=\"_blank\">education and outreach\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/fooddistribution\" target=\"_blank\">distribution\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/officevolunteering\" target=\"_blank\">administrative services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"If you're looking for a way to give back to your community this holiday season or all year, here are some local volunteer opportunities at organizations offering food to those in need. 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","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Your Quick Guide to Holiday Volunteering in the Bay Area","datePublished":"2009-11-26T15:00:11.000Z","dateModified":"2017-11-14T19:49:42.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"8497 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=8497","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/11/26/your-quick-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-in-the-bay-area/","disqusTitle":"Your Quick Guide to Holiday Volunteering in the Bay Area","path":"/bayareabites/8497/your-quick-guide-to-holiday-volunteering-in-the-bay-area","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This post was updated on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's hard to think about hunger during the holidays. On Thanksgiving, most of us will be inundated with turkey, potatoes, and pie. The idea of an empty belly seems incongruous to the day itself. But for many families, it's a sober reality. In San Francisco alone, over 150,000 people lack the resources to feed themselves and their families. They're thankful not only for their families, but for the food banks whose tireless employees and volunteers helped put food on their tables. So if you're looking for a way to give back to your community this holiday season or all year, here are some local volunteer opportunities at organizations offering food to those in need. If you know of a great program not listed here, please include it in the comments section.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareahunger.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Area Hunger\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>This is a great place to get started if you're interested in volunteering at a food bank. Bay Area Hunger is a collaboration of seven different food banks around the greater Bay Area and provides information so you can easily find one close to you and find \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareahunger.org/help.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">learn different ways to help\u003c/a>. They even have a \u003ca href=\"http://www.bayareahunger.org/your_foodbank.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">map\u003c/a> detailing where each food bank is located. Their site also provides information on donating and upcoming benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sffoodbank.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sfmfoodbank/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/SFMFoodBank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SFMFoodBank\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The SF-Marin Food Bank is the critical link between food and people. They provide food to over 30,000 families each week through 450+ non-profit partners and will distribute 47 million pounds of food this year to meet an ever-growing need in the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>You can volunteer in San Francisco or Marin. Sign up on their website to help out in the warehouse or with other activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfmfoodbank.org/food-donation-drop-off-locations\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Donate Food\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>Use their list of drop-off locations to donate food in San Francisco and Marin, or host a food drive.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/alcofoodbank\" target=\"_blank\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/accfb\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@accfb\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 1985, the ACCFB relies on donations and volunteers to sustain their busy program. They provide food to 240 nonprofit agencies throughout Alameda County and distributed 25 million meals in 2014 -- with over half of the food consisting of fresh produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/volunteering/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer/food-sorting/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Sorting\u003c/a> -- Help out during the week -- they especially need people on Mondays or Tuesdays -- or on weekends in their warehouse by registering online.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Be an operator on the Emergency Food Helpline -- operators refer food to more than 3,000 households every month -- or help in the office and with seasonal projects. Bilingual reps are extremely in demand, as are those with technical skills. All individual volunteers must first attend an orientation, which are held each Wednesday. Get more information \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer/individual-volunteers/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online\u003c/a> or call (510) 635-3663 x 308.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>There is an \u003cstrong>urgent need\u003c/strong> for 100+ volunteers on Nov. 18 to support a major county-wide food drive. Shifts are needed in Tri-Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, Oakland/Emeryville and Berkeley areas. \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/need-helping-hands/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get more information\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/give/donatefood/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Donate Food\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Small food donations can be brought to the food bank Monday-Friday, or use \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/fundraise/food-drive/find-a-food-drive/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the food drive map\u003c/a> to find where drop-off bins are throughout Alameda County. Many of these are at schools, churches, and grocery stores.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also take part in the ACCFB's \u003ca href=\"https://www.vfd-accfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Food Drive\u003c/a> where every $1 donated purchases $6 in food.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Consider organizing your own Food Drive at your work, school, church or with your community group. They will supply everything you’ll need. Call (510) 635-3663 ext. 318 or email fooddrive@accfb.org or \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/fundraise/food-drive/\" target=\"_blank\">get more information online\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://glide.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Glide-Memorial-Church/112256452119873\" target=\"_blank\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/glidesf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@glidesf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glide's mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. They provide up to 2,400 meals each day, making Glide one of the largest free meal providers in San Francisco. 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They serve daily meals and provide shelter, medical assistance, technology training, and clothes to those in need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/san-francisco-volunteer-opportunities/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/holidayvolunteering\" target=\"_blank\">Holiday volunteer opportunities\u003c/a> range from serving food, helping out in \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/dining-room-free-meal-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\">the dining room\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/free-clothing-program-san-francisco/\" target=\"_blank\">sorting donated clothing\u003c/a> to providing \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/skilledvolunteeropportunities/\" target=\"_blank\">skills-based services\u003c/a> in the Tenderloin Tech Lab, clinic, and social work center. They offer both regular shifts and special group projects designed for large or small teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mowsf.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meals On Wheels of San Francisco \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/MOWSF\" target=\"_blank\">Meals On Wheels San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mowsf\" target=\"_blank\">@mowsf\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meals On Wheels of San Francisco exists to alleviate the food insecurity and loneliness experienced by seniors who want to stay in their own home but cannot shop or prepare meals for themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mowsf.org/volunteer/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to Volunteer\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nVarious volunteer opportunities are available, including being an \u003ca href=\"http://www.mowsf.org/goodneighbor\" target=\"_blank\">at-home visitor\u003c/a> for seniors who spend much of their days alone, shopping for seniors, helping with small in-home repairs, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.mowsf.org/hdg\" target=\"_blank\">delivering food\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.shfb.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Second Harvest Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Facebook:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/2ndharvest\" target=\"_blank\">2nd Harvest\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Twitter:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/2ndharvest\">@2ndharvest\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties has been providing services to the community since 1974. 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