Farm City Week Thanksgiving Meals Distributed To 800 Families

November 21, 2018

About 800 Thanksgiving meals were distributed to Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents Tuesday as part of Farm City Week.

The meals were distributed to pre-registered applicants at the Waterfront Rescue Missing in Pensacola and the Guy Thompson Community Center in Milton.

Students from Tate High School,  Northview High School, Jay High School, Central School, Beulah Middle School, Barrineau Park 4-H and the Boy Scout worked to harvest fresh items for the meals Monday [click here for story]. They harvested produce including greens, sorted sweet potatoes and bagged freshly ground corn meal and grits.

The produce was paired with a ham or chicken and all of the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal from Feeding the Gulf Coast.

National Farm to City Week is a national effort to bring about a better understanding between rural and urban people by increasing knowledge and appreciation for agriculture.

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Pictured: Thanksgiving meal distribution Tuesday at the Waterfront Rescue Mission. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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3 Responses to “Farm City Week Thanksgiving Meals Distributed To 800 Families”

  1. Mary on November 21st, 2018 10:37 pm

    This is such a great event for the kids and the receiving families. A big thanks to the very professional & courteous officers from the Century Correctional Institution who did a great job assisting with direction & traffic control. Thanks to all involved!

  2. Sarah-Jane on November 21st, 2018 9:06 am

    Thank you to all the Barrineau Park 4-H Youth and all the FFA members you worked hard the last two days giving back to your community.

  3. Gman on November 21st, 2018 5:50 am

    Awesome job everyone.

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