The Tarrant Area Food Bank is celebrating its newest expansion to help its mission of fighting hunger in North Texas.
"We're going to have about 8,000 square feet of cooler space and work area," Rane said."That cooler space is going to be used for bringing in produce, mixing loads and distributing that produce to our community as well as neighborhoods."
The AgHub's donated fresh produce will come from local farmers in the Tarrant Area and growers in the Rio Grande Valley and Arizona. Produce will be exchanged for protein from neighboring states' food banks. "There are two banks that are in close proximity, Oklahoma and also Arkansas," Butner said."Oklahoma processes beef, and Arkansas processes chicken. So, we will be able to exchange our produce for their beef and chicken, which again is going to substantially impact the nutrition of the community right here in the Tarrant area."
According to Butner, the fresh produce will be distributed to over 500 TAFB local partner agencies and other Feeding America food banks in the region. Operations are expected to be in full swing by August of this year with a goal to sort and distribute 41 million pounds of fresh produce by the end of 2024.
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