US apple grower tackles local food insecurity with 700 lb. weekly apple donation

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Oct-20 Tue 09:29

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2020-Oct-20 Tue 09:29

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500Foods shared this story from FP.com.

Every day is apple day in Rice Fruit Company’s world, but on October 21st the fall favorite is spotlighted for all of America on National Apple Day. This day falls right in the middle of peak apple harvest, when the abundance of a new crop is celebrated, packing lines are humming and farmers are busiest…

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