FRESH FOOD FOR ALL STATISTICS

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Fresh Food for All by the numbers
 
For Local Produce Link, a joint project of Just Food and United Way of NYC in 2011: 
 
$325,381
Amount of HPNAP funds paid to local farmers
 
44
Numbers of Emergency Food Programs participating
 
5
Number of New York City boroughs served
 
242,442
Pounds of local produce distributed to families in need
 
55 +
Different varieties of vegetables distributed to food pantry clients
 
94
Number of Community Chef cooking demonstrations at food pantries using fresh vegetables from local farms
 
3,000 +
Number of EFP clients, staff and volunteers who participated in cooking demonstrations and staff trainings
 
6
Number of farm trips
 
313
Number of food pantry staff, volunteers, clients participating in the farm trips
 
For Just Food's Direct Purchasing Project in 2009:
 
$22,200
Money paid to local farmers to purchase fresh vegetables for emergency food programs
 
4
Numbers of Emergency Food Programs participating
 
5,500
Number of individuals who received fresh vegetables from local farms