Village Farms donates to food banks and pantries in Texas

According to a press release, Village Farms is helping to feed over 10,000 families in Texas by donating to various food pants and food pantries.

Over the last two, weeks Village Farms has donated over 10 truckloads, equivalent to approximately 400,000 pound or 200 tons of fresh produce to numerous organizations who distribute food to help feed those in need.  Some of the food distribution organizations Village Farms has been able to help are:

• Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fort Worth & Dallas
• South Cliff Baptist Church, Fort Worth
• West Texas Food Bank, Odessa
• El Paso Food Bank, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, El Paso
• Marfa Food Pantry Saluvida Inc., Marfa
• Food Pantry of Jeff Davis County, Fort Davis
• First Baptist Church, Alpine
• Grace Christian Fellowship, Alpine
• Sunshine House, Alpine
• Big Bend Family Crisis Center, Terlingua

“Farming and food distribution has been deemed an essential business by our government during this crisis,” Michael A. DeGiglio, Village Farms’ President & CEO, said per the press release. “I am proud of all of the Village Farms employees company-wide who are working tirelessly to ensure healthy and safe produce is getting to our retail partners as well as those in need.  And, we are thankful to be able to do a small part during this national crisis”.