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Volunteer Appreciation Month: We Love Our Volunteers!

Volunteer Appreciation Month: We Love Our Volunteers!

In short, we love our volunteers! April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we take appreciating our volunteers pretty seriously. 

The Food Shuttle Farm Offers a World of Possibilities for Caldwell Fellows of NCSU

The Food Shuttle Farm Offers a World of Possibilities for Caldwell Fellows of NCSU

For the fourth year in a row, the Caldwell Fellows program has had a team assigned to the Food Shuttle Farm for their Sophomore Seminar, where the team members work together to live out their guiding principles of servant leadership, principled reflection, personal development, rigorous integrity, and academic excellence.

Small Community Garden Makes Big Impact in the Lives of Durham Neighbors

Small Community Garden Makes Big Impact in the Lives of Durham Neighbors

On a quiet corner near downtown Durham, great things are happening. Fresh, nutritious food is being grown to share with neighbors in need. Community members come together to work the soil and tend what’s growing. Knowledge is provided to help others become skilled at growing their own gardens and cooking healthy on a budget. Strangers become friends and lives are changed for the better, all on the quarter-acre lot of Geer Street Learning Garden.

"An American Dream to End Hunger" Launches on Made in America YouTube Series

"An American Dream to End Hunger" Launches on Made in America YouTube Series

The story behind Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s mission to end hunger in North Carolina is told in an uplifting and authentic way in the webseries Made In America episode “An American Dream to End Hunger,” which premiered on YouTube on May 19.

The Food Shuttle Celebrates Volunteer Appreciation Month

The Food Shuttle Celebrates Volunteer Appreciation Month

Along with blooming flowers and April showers, it is time once again to celebrate National Volunteer Appreciation Month! Inter-Faith Food Shuttle has so many reasons to celebrate. Across all our programs during the last year, Food Shuttle volunteers provided more than 1,800 hours of service

Dig Into Spring with These Enlightening Gardening Workshops

Dig Into Spring with These Enlightening Gardening Workshops

At Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, we’re gearing up for spring with a series of workshops at our Community Learning Gardens to help ensure that gardeners—from beginners to experienced green thumbs—get the most yield from this season’s bounty.

Now that’s a good egg! 7-year old Donovan turns eggs into meals for neighbors in need.

Now that’s a good egg! 7-year old Donovan turns eggs into meals for neighbors in need.

Christy Perrin and her seven-year-old son Donovan started raising chickens. But when one raises chickens, one eventually ends up with eggs. So, when the eggs came along, Christy and Donovan decided to sell them and raise money for charity, and their charity of choice was Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.

Education Stations Offer Visitors a Fresh Look at Learning Gardens

Education Stations Offer Visitors a Fresh Look at Learning Gardens

Visitors to Camden Street Learning Garden will notice something new upon arrival. Posted throughout the Garden are “Education Stations” —interactive sites where guests can find opportunities for reflection, activities, and information that give a whole new meaning to the “Learning” in Learning Garden.