Energy Update Summer 2018

2,240 2,990 1,320 POPULATION 1 8 , 3 6 5 POPULATION 2 9 , 8 8 1 POPULATION 2 9 , 8 8 1

MORE THAN 6,550 PEOPLE IN CARROLL, FLOYD AND PATRICK COUNTIES ARE FOOD INSECURE, HAVING LIMITED OR UNCERTAIN AVAILABILITY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD. This means we have neighbors, friends, and family members who are not always certain where or how they will get their next meal. According to Feeding America Southwest Virginia, a leading food relief organi- zation, “food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, or purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.”

PATRICK CARROLL FLOYD

FOOD I N S E CU R I T I E S

Portable Produce – During the growing season of June through Thanksgiving, volunteers bag fresh produce grown on the Plenty! farm and other neigh- boring farms and gardens for individuals and fami- lies who can’t make it to the Food Pantry. They pack and deliver an average of 55 bags each week to feed local individuals and families throughout Floyd

County including a local apartment complex where older adults and people with disabilities live. Community Lunch – Plenty! serves a free commu- nity lunch open to all members of the community. Homemade recipes made from seasonal produce fresh from the farm. Lunch is served on Wednesdays at noon at Plenty

GLEANING is FREE + FUN and helps those in need! While you can go to the farmers market, corner store or some grocery stores to save “ugly” produce, gleaning exists all around the globe. Gleaning is the time honored tradition (which even is spoken of in ancient religious text) of gathering a group to harvest produce that’s left in the field for various reasons.