Sunday, June 15, 2014

"It's a really nice collaboration"

You may recall that the Dave Matthews Band was helping the Food Pantry. How much help did they provide?
This year, Lynch said, the pantry convinced Reverb to invite Hoffmann Farm, run by Nick Hoffmann, who started his community-supported agriculture program anew in 2012 after moving to Franklin from New Braintree. 
At the show last Saturday, the pantry and the farm had two booths set up in the concourse. The pantry collected more than 500 pounds of food and $2,400 to purchase produce from Hoffmann. 
And both were able to get some exposure, as thousands of people attended the show.
You can read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140614/NEWS/140617330/1994/NEWS

The prior article on the Dave Matthew Band and the Food Pantry
http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/2014/06/dave-matthews-helps-food-pantry.html


What will the $2,400 be used for?
The Food Pantry already purchases some Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares from Hoffman Farms to provide fresh produce to our neighbors. These funds will either add to this program for this year or next year. The Hoffman Farm is located on Daniels St in Franklin.

Hoffman Farm, Daniels St - Franklin
Hoffman Farm, Daniels St - Franklin
For more about the Franklin Food Pantry, you can visit their webpage
http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/


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