FOOD For Lane County’s Youth Farm helps young people experience the production of food from farm to table. A food stand sells produce produced on five acres, and much of… Read more »
A football bet for food security
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Utah Senator Mike Lee raised roughly 55,000 pounds of food donations for local non-profit organizations in their respective states as part of a bet prior… Read more »
Letter Carriers’ Food Drive returns to Lane County after absence
EUGENE, Ore. — The Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is back in Lane County following a two-year hiatus. Organizers ask you to use a weatherproof bag to leave a donation of nonperishable,… Read more »
Holiday Food Donations
Holiday Donations and Perishable Foods Q & A – November 2021 During the holidays FFLC gets many questions about food donations. And that’s great! Donating food helps make the holidays… Read more »
Lane County groups want to Stuff the Bus with food, toy donations this weekend
Before people prepare to stuff turkeys, local organizations need help stuffing buses with food and toys for local families. Stuff the Bus — a partnership between FOOD for Lane County,… Read more »
FOOD For Lane County asking community to help raise $500K to expand capacity
FOOD for Lane County is asking for the community to help fundraise $500,000 in hopes of renovating its Bailey Hill warehouse, which opened in 1999, as soon as early January…. Read more »
FFLC COVID-19 Video Updates
Rising Food Prices
The price of beef has increased by 12.2% in the past year alone. Eggs have gotten more expensive too and cost 9.9% more than last year. These changes can have… Read more »
A Fridge for Every Neighborhood
In May 2021, Eugene resident Jayme Bradshaw lived under Washington-Jefferson Street in the Whiteaker neighborhood in Eugene. She lived in a tent, located on the eastmost side of the strip… Read more »
USDA Modernizes the Thrifty Food Plan, Updates SNAP Benefits
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As a… Read more »