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Louisiana Food Access
Directory of Louisiana Farmers Markets and reasons why you should shop there.
Feeding America
The nation’s leading domestic hunger relief charity. Their mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
Food Research & Action Center Website
Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
FRAC leads efforts to broaden low-income children’s access to healthy school lunch and breakfast, summer and afterschool meals and child care food in the child nutrition reauthorization process.
La Food Access Summit logo
Louisiana Food Access Summit, November 7, 2012, Pennington Biomemedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, La.
The mission of the Louisiana Food Access Summit is to stimulate engagement of farmers, community members, organizations and policy makers by resetting the table to combat hunger and strengthen Louisiana’s regional and local food systems.
Shop Farmer Markets
Why shop at a farmers market?
Access to fresh, locally grown foods, for starters. That may be one of the best reasons, but there are many more.
Know Your Farmer
2.0 version of USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass
The Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass is a digital guide to USDA resources that support regional food production. markets, meat processing facilities and more, as well as data on USDA-supported projects in all 50 states.
Lousiana food bank service area
Louisiana Food Bank Association
The mission of the Louisiana Food Bank Association is to provide a unified voice for Louisiana's hungry with short-term response seeking long-term solutions through advocacy, education and leadership.
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Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank exists to service short-term, unmet food needs of individuals in the greater Baton Rouge area through existing or social service providers, churches/synagogues and other organizations.
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