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New Meals On Wheels Yolo County Staff, Board Officers, and Service Collaborations Innovate and Drive 40% Senior Nutrition Increase Countywide

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|Date: September 15, 2022
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New Meals On Wheels Yolo County Staff, Board Officers, and Service Collaborations Innovate and Drive 40% Senior Nutrition Increase Countywide

Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA - Now nourishing more than 530 vulnerable seniors countywide ...

Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA - Now nourishing more than 530 vulnerable seniors countywide with meals five times or more each week – and recently initiating service to Dunnigan – Meals o ...

September 15, 2022
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Agriculture Secretary in Woodland at the Food Bank to Announce Local Food Purchase Assistance Agreement

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|Date: July 28, 2022
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Agriculture Secretary in Woodland at the Food Bank to Announce Local Food Purchase Assistance Agreement

The announcement is part of a $400 million American Rescue Plan program to improve food security and stre ...

The announcement is part of a $400 million American Rescue Plan program to improve food security and strengthen agricultural supply chains Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA – US Agriculture Secreta ...

July 28, 2022
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Yolo Food Bank Announces Effort to Create Countywide Food Security Plan

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|Date: April 15, 2022
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Yolo Food Bank Announces Effort to Create Countywide Food Security Plan

By Vanguard Staff Yolo Food Bank (the Food Bank) has entered into a $75,000 contract with the Institute f ...

By Vanguard Staff Yolo Food Bank (the Food Bank) has entered into a $75,000 contract with the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at California State University, Sacramento that will set the foundatio ...

April 15, 2022
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My View: Innovation in Food Productivity Will Be the Key to Feeding the World as Soon as 2050; UC Davis Could Be Leading the Way on Such Efforts

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|Date: April 02, 2022
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My View: Innovation in Food Productivity Will Be the Key to Feeding the World as Soon as 2050; UC Davis Could Be Leading the Way on Such Efforts

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February Councilmember Dan Carson made the comment ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In February Councilmember Dan Carson made the comment that “this innovation center could help save our planet.” He explained, “Our UC Davis colleague ...

April 02, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Food Security, A Local View

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|Date: March 05, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Food Security, A Local View

by Erika Dahlgren “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access ...

by Erika Dahlgren “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for ...

March 05, 2022
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Yolo Food Bank Expands Fresh Food Capacity to Nourish More at Harvest Season, Thanks to CalFoods Logistics’ Donation

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|Date: August 14, 2021
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Yolo Food Bank Expands Fresh Food Capacity to Nourish More at Harvest Season, Thanks to CalFoods Logistics’ Donation

By Maria Segoviano and Joy Cohan During a time of continued extraordinary demand for food assistance in Y ...

By Maria Segoviano and Joy Cohan During a time of continued extraordinary demand for food assistance in Yolo County, a “cool” donation by CalFoods Logistics has enabled Yolo Food Bank to invest in an ...

August 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Food Assistance Has Tripled in Yolo County in the Past Year – Here’s How We Can Continue to Meet These Critical Needs

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|Date: July 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Food Assistance Has Tripled in Yolo County in the Past Year – Here’s How We Can Continue to Meet These Critical Needs

By Josue Monroy In the last year-and-a-half, the global pandemic and the ensuing economic shutdown have d ...

By Josue Monroy In the last year-and-a-half, the global pandemic and the ensuing economic shutdown have disproportionately affected the most vulnerable among us. As a result, food insecurity has nearl ...

July 12, 2021
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 30, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Davis Should Consider an Innovation Center

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “p ...

When UC Davis first announced the World Food Center concept a few years ago, it argued it was a way to “promote innovative, sustainable and equitable food systems.” “The renewed program intends to wor ...

December 30, 2019
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Commentary: We Need Economic Development While Addressing Income Inequality Regionally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2019
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Commentary: We Need Economic Development While Addressing Income Inequality Regionally

When I first started looking into the prospects for economic development, there were several key factors ...

When I first started looking into the prospects for economic development, there were several key factors that attracted me to it as a way to address the city’s revenue generation problems. As a unive ...

July 18, 2019
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Senate Passes Legislation to Reduce Food Insecurity among Californians Experiencing Hunger

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|Date: May 23, 2019
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Senate Passes Legislation to Reduce Food Insecurity among Californians Experiencing Hunger

SB 285 Streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, impro ...

SB 285 Streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, improving ease of access to enrollment for eligible Californians, and eliminating questions deemed u ...

May 23, 2019
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Micro-Based Home Cooked Meals Could Democratize the Food Service Industry Locally

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 20, 2019
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Micro-Based Home Cooked Meals Could Democratize the Food Service Industry Locally

Foodnome is a Yolo/Sacramento based collective of home cooks. They are hoping, following the passage of ...

Foodnome is a Yolo/Sacramento based collective of home cooks. They are hoping, following the passage of a new state law, AB 626, California’s Homemade Food Operations Act, to convince Yolo County to ...

May 20, 2019
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Council to Hear Report on Food and Economic Development in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 11, 2019
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Council to Hear Report on Food and Economic Development in Davis

There was a series of discussions in November and December, facilitated by community members Ann Evans, D ...

There was a series of discussions in November and December, facilitated by community members Ann Evans, Deema Tamimi and Catherine Brinkley. These discussions were held with stakeholders from the bus ...

May 11, 2019
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Higher Education Committee Passes Student Hunger Bill

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|Date: May 03, 2019
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Higher Education Committee Passes Student Hunger Bill

Hunger among community college students at nearly 50 percent (From Press Release)–With unanimous bipartis ...

Hunger among community college students at nearly 50 percent (From Press Release)–With unanimous bipartisan support, the Assembly Committee on Higher Education passed legislation to address the growin ...

May 03, 2019
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Nourish West Sacramento: Yolo Food Bank’s Partnership with Mercy Coalition

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|Date: April 24, 2019
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Nourish West Sacramento: Yolo Food Bank’s Partnership with Mercy Coalition

by Michael Bisch Inspired by a deep respect for all people regardless of their circumstances, Lynn Anne P ...

by Michael Bisch Inspired by a deep respect for all people regardless of their circumstances, Lynn Anne Phelps Holzner serves as the volunteer lunch coordinator for the homeless and under-served who v ...

April 24, 2019
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Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Passes Senate

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|Date: April 23, 2019
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Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Passes Senate

(From Press Release) – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college st ...

(From Press Release) – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college students have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal Fresh program cleared the full S ...

April 23, 2019
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Guest Commentary: The Shutdown is Over, But Hunger Remains

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 17, 2019
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Guest Commentary: The Shutdown is Over, But Hunger Remains

by Michael Bisch In the run-up to the May 2nd Big Day of Giving, what follows is an article from the Sacr ...

by Michael Bisch In the run-up to the May 2nd Big Day of Giving, what follows is an article from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation about the work of the Yolo Food Bank and the Sacramento Food ...

April 17, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Ending Hunger – Compassionate Action Is Essential

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|Date: January 06, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Ending Hunger – Compassionate Action Is Essential

“When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” - Yolo Co ...

“When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” - Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor By Michael Bisch Former Davis Mayor Robb Davis once again did the co ...

January 06, 2019
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Food Insecurity: A Councilmember’s Inspiring Story

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2018
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Food Insecurity: A Councilmember’s Inspiring Story

by Michael Bisch What follows is an un-redacted email I received from Winters City Councilmember Jesse Lo ...

by Michael Bisch What follows is an un-redacted email I received from Winters City Councilmember Jesse Loren yesterday morning. To say that I was moved doesn’t begin to describe my reaction to Jesse’s ...

December 13, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Hunger in Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 10, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Hunger in Davis

by Michael Bisch “When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutr ...

by Michael Bisch “When we’re talking about poverty, what we’re really talking about is hunger and malnutrition.” – Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor To my surprise, one of the biggest challenges in my ...

December 10, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Coming Together to Give Thanks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 03, 2018
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Guest Commentary: Coming Together to Give Thanks

Photo caption: Left-to-right, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor, City of Da ...

Photo caption: Left-to-right, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor, City of Davis Mayor Pro-Tem Gloria Partida and Yolo Food Bank Executive Director Michael Bisch at the Yol ...

December 03, 2018
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