Only Two Months Till The Blue Jean Ball Get Your Tickets While You Can!!
Blue Jean Ball Benefiting The RCS Food Bank To benefit RCS Food Bank Save the Date! February 23, 2013 Don your denim for an evening of dinner, a silent auction, and dancing to the band “The...
View ArticleWhat Can Affect Food Price’s?
Posted by Sarah Bittleman, senior energy advisor to Secretary Vilsack, on November 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM Rob Green’s recent Wall Street Journal op-ed “The cause of higher grocery bills isn’t the drought....
View ArticleRCS Food Bank Trucks Get a Face Lift
The Rcs Food Bank Box Truck shows off its new logo and new wrapping!! Thank you to all those individuals and partners in the community that helped make this happen. Filed under: Emergency Food,...
View ArticleI Live In The City, Why Should I Care About The Farm Bill??
Posted by Rachael Dubinsky and Rebecca Frank, Office of Communications, on December 7, 2012 at 11:01 AM As young people that grew up in urban areas, it’s easy to wonder why we, or our peers, should...
View ArticleWinter Vegetables
Posted by Tracy Sulton, AMS Public Affairs Intern, on December 10, 2012 at 3:52 PM Tomato basil soup made with fresh ingredients. Our version of this popular comfort food is a great way to celebrate...
View ArticleThe 12 Days of Giving..Thank You Brighthouse!
The RCS Food Bank wishes to thank the Brighthouse Team and “The 12 Days of Giving” for their generous and timely donation that will help us purchase healthy and nutritious food for those in our...
View ArticleA Young Girl’s Christmas Wish
At a time when most children are dreaming of all the gifts that surround the family Christmas tree, a heart that is only nine years old, has a different dream. A young and innocent heart is dreaming...
View ArticleAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: Honoring Those Who Strengthen America
Posted by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, on December 21, 2012 at 12:46 PM As Americans celebrate the holiday season, we have a chance to catch up with family and friends, count our blessings and...
View ArticleAmerican’s Food Shopping Out Of Sync With Nutritional Advice
Posted by Richard Volpe, Food Markets Branch, Economic Research Service, on December 11, 2012 at 12:43 PM A new report by the Economic Research Service reveals that between 1998 and 2006, U.S....
View ArticleDiabetes Meal Planning
What is a diabetes meal plan? A diabetes meal plan is a guide that tells you how much and what kinds of food you can choose to eat at meals and snack times. A good meal plan should fit in with your...
View ArticleProfessionals Share Ideas on Wildfires at Apalachiola
Posted by Susan Blake, National Forests in Florida, U.S. Forest Service, on December 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM Debbie Casto, Forest Service fire management officer for the National Forests in Florida,...
View ArticleMakayla’s Christmas Wish on ABC Action News
The RCS Food Bank and I had the honor and pleasure of sitting with Makayla and her mother Lisa for an interview by ABC‘ Action News Lissette Compos and her Positively Tampa Bay segment yesterday. I...
View ArticleJobs Waiting for Young Adults with US Forest Service
Posted by Keith Riggs, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service, on January 10, 2013 at 4:30 PM California Conservation Corps workers perform hazardous fuels thinning and are also building stream...
View ArticleChapel By The Sea Beach Walk this Saturday
Chapel – By – The - Sea Beach Walk When: Sat. Jan. 19, 2013. Start time 8:30 AM at the Palm Pavilion; Registration begins at 7:30 at the Palm Pavilion. **** All participants will receive a...
View ArticleThe Importance of a Strong Safety Net by Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary
Posted by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, on January 11, 2013 at 12:00 PM At the beginning of this New Year, we at USDA are redoubling our efforts to achieve an adequate, defensible safety net for...
View ArticleGet Your “Jeans” Ready – Blue Jean Ball Feb 23rd
SAVE THE DATE!!!!!! To Benefit The RCS Food Bank February 23, 2013 Don your denim for an evening of dinner, a silent auction, and dancing to the band “The Outpatients” Sponsorship...
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Beach Walk When: Sat. Jan. 19, 2013. Start time 8:30 AM at the Palm Pavilion; Registration begins at 7:30 at the Palm Pavilion. **** All participants will receive a Walk long sleeve shirt plus...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Eating Out to Our Diets
Posted by Joanne Guthrie, Food Assistance Branch, Economic Research Service, on January 29, 2013 at 11:13 AM Christopher and Natasha Goetz preparing dinner in their home in Garnett, Kansas. By 2005-08,...
View ArticleCould This Impact Future Stamp Out Hunger Food Drives?
Saturday Mail Delivery to End http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/us/postal-service-plans-to-end-saturday-delivery.html?hp&_r=0 Click on the above link to read an article in the New York Times...
View ArticleBiofuels Hold Unlimited Oppurtunity
Posted by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, on February 8, 2013 at 12:20 PM At USDA, we’ve made record efforts in the past four years to support homegrown energy. This year, we’re looking ahead to a...
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