Fill up to Fight Hunger

May 4, 2011

Stop by your local Valero and donate today to Foodlink! Thank you all for your support!

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The Dirt on Freshwise Farms

April 14, 2011

Our mission at Freshwise Farms has always been the production of high-quality greens and vegetables with the goal of providing fresh, local, healthy food for the Greater Rochester community.  Over this past winter, we have created an organic, soil growing medium in our main greenhouse that will now allow us to truly fulfill our vision.  [...]

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Foodlink in Rochester NY joins the Share our Strength’s Cooking Matters Network

April 1, 2011

Here’s an Upstate New York recipe to try: Take New York State’s third largest city with approximately 210,600 people from diverse cultures and backgrounds Sprinkle in a generous portion of local food enthusiasm (Rochester is the home of the Public Market, America’s Favorite Farmer’s Market in 2010, and the “birthplace” of Wegmans grocery chain) Stir [...]

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Bloggers Day of Silence

March 18, 2011

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Vitamin D- a Blog Post from our Nutrition Intern

March 10, 2011

Hello Rochester!  This is Brian, and I’m a nutrition intern at Foodlink.  I’d like to talk to you a little bit about bone health, a subject I’ve in which I’ve always been very interested because of my own family history of osteoporosis.  The two nutrients which are most heavily involved in bone health are calcium [...]

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A Day in the Life of Cool Can

February 22, 2011

Tying your shoes is a bit tricky but being a can isn’t as bad as it sounds – you are protected from the harsh weather conditions of Upstate New York in February and as a Wegmans product, are well respected! As Cool Can, you confront a stereotype that you are only a can of salty, [...]

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Despite the Snow.. Spring Cleaning is Just Around the Corner!

February 8, 2011

Here is my logic, we usually get these snow storms in March and seeing the snow started early this winter, and hasn’t let up I am being optimistic that Spring is just around the corner. Fingers crossed, that my good ol’ pal Punxsutawney Phil wasn’t lying when he didn’t see his shadow! With that being [...]

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Attention All Educational Professionals of Rochester: Save the Date!

January 21, 2011

Rochester area educators, food service professionals, and administrators are invited to participate in an evening of brainstorming and collaboration to address and work on creative solutions to a problem that is relatively unique to this generation: how to empower our children to make informed food choices. Teachers from the Rochester area are invited to meet from 4 [...]

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