Danbury Mayor Proclaims Oct. 24 'Food Day'

From the City of Danbury:

Food Day is a nationwide celebration and movement to promote healthy, affordable, and sustainable food, and to inspire Americans to change their diets. Every October 24th, thousands of events around the country bring Americans together to celebrate and enjoy real food and to push for improved food policies. Started by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest and other food leaders in 2011, Food Day is an event that organizers hope will inspire many Americans to improve their own diets and work toward solving food-related problems at the local, state, and national level. Last year, more than 5,000 Food Day events took place.

To commemorate Food Day in Connecticut, the Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is encouraging all of their 2,000+ members, as well as partner health organizations, agencies and schools, to organize “Apple Crunches,” where participants simultaneously crunch into an apple. Connecticut’s first “Apple Crunch” is scheduled for noon on Friday, October 24th, and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton will be at the Danbury Farmers’ Market (in Kennedy Park) to proclaim the day as Food Day and to take the first bite. Everyone is invited and will receive an apple to crunch on - in fact, apples will be handed out to the crowd throughout the day. The Danbury Farmers’ Market is open from 11:00am to 5pm.

The Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative, with CityCenter Danbury, aims to achieve “Better Health Through Better Food” with its focus on Connecticut Grown produce and its efforts to improve access to fresh food for SNAP (“food stamp”) recipients, seniors, low income veterans, women, infants, and children, and others through a matching funds program and extensive outreach into the community. With donor-advised funding through the Fairfield County Community Foundation, along with the support of a private, anonymous donor, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Danbury Housing Partnership, Danbury Housing Authority, Dorothy Day Hospitality House, The City of Danbury and various community places of worship, public support guarantees that DFMCC’s services continue to reach the largest possible population in need.

The Danbury Farmers’ Market remains open every Friday, 11:00am to 5:00pm through Halloween, October 31st, at Kennedy Park. Stop by the welcome table to get information or call CityCenter Danbury at (203) 792 1711.

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