How Brookline Food Day Drive 2018 Went

BROOKLINE, MA - From Brookline Health Department: The Town of Brookline celebrated National Food Day recently by inviting Brookline Farmers’ Market shoppers on Centre Street to buy fresh produce for Brookline Food Pantry clients. On Thursday last week, market-goers could buy extra fruits and vegetables and drop off donations in the easily found bins under the big green tent at the manager’s table. Food collected at the market was distributed to food pantry clients at the Egmont and St. Paul Street locations.

“Brookline Food Pantry clients seldom get to prepare meals with fresh products, but through community efforts and partnerships, we can change that. We hope that at the Real Food Drive at the farmers’ market, residents will buy extra produce to help the over 800 families being served at our pantries work towards a greener diet,“ Brookline Food Pantry Director said about it last year.

Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable and sustainably-produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies. This year, through a partnership with the Brookline’s Farmers’ Market and the Brookline Food Pantry, Brookline shoppers mark the day by providing fresh produce to food pantry clients, rather than donating canned goods. In existence for more than 25 years, the Brookline Emergency Food Pantry estimates it had more than 6000 client visits in 2014, indicating a greater need for donations.

For more information about the event, visit the Food Daywebsite and the Brookline Food Pantry website.

Photo courtesy Brookline Health Dept.