No food goes to waste at the Redwood Empire Food Bank. Any donated food that does not get bagged up for grocery distribution, the food bank makes into fresh meals.
SANTA ROSA -- No food goes to waste at the Redwood Empire Food Bank. Any donated food that does not get bagged up for grocery distribution, the food bank makes into fresh meals that are ready to eat with those leftover bulk ingredients.
"Food is so important to my family," said Leigh Stokes from Healdsburg. "We commune over food, we love food, everybody likes to cook. It's a way to share that love and that appreciation with people who don't have it as good as we do.""I wanted to use my skills and my love of it to give back to the community, to help the community, to do something with food that is hands on," Healdsburg said. "And this is a great place and a great kitchen.
Every day in this kitchen alone, each volunteer makes at least 100 meals for people waiting in line.
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