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“Climate Dispatches: Fight Climate Change with Food”
june 2021
One of the solutions to climate change is right under our feet … soil! When farmed using sustainable, regenerative agricultural practices, soil can sequester atmospheric carbon. Not only does that help mitigate climate change but it grows healthier food. Eat healthier and fight climate change? Yes, please!
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“Tahoe Food Hub delivers 150 Giving Boxes to school district”
june 2021
During the past year, the Tahoe Food Hub has partnered with Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s Food & Nutrition Services team to provide Giving Boxes to local, school families in need.
As the school year winds down, Tahoe Food Hub on Thursday and Friday of last week provided an additional 150 Giving Boxes to the school district, ensuring fresh fruits and vegetables to each of family in the food pantry program.
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“Nourish Thy Neighbor”
November 2020
The folks at Tahoe Food Hub knew there were families facing food insecurity in our area, but they never realized to just what extent — until the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Enter the Giving Box program. Since April 1, they have delivered more than 3,500 boxes of fresh produce to residents in need, an effort made possible solely through the generosity of the community with $70,000 in donations to the Food Hub’s Feed Your Neighbor program.
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“Tahoe Food Hub Brings Fresh, Local Food to Quarantined Kitchens”
May 2020
My kitchen counter is alive with color: bright yellow grapefruits, light green snap peas, red beets, and blueberries that stain your lips and fingers blue. These days, I’m eating better than I did before Coronavirus, thanks to the Tahoe Food Hub. The Truckee nonprofit is a cornerstone of our local food supply, bringing fresh food from nearby farms to our quarantined kitchens.
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“Growing the Local Food Network”
winter 2019
Tahoe Food Hub’s Farm Shop opened its doors last spring at the Truckee Tahoe Airport, tripling the size of the nonprofit’s previous warehouse and creating room for growth in all areas of the organization. Tahoe Food Hub has been bridging the gap between consumer and producer since launching in 2012 with only five farms and restaurants.
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“Our Local Food Movement Lives On”
december 2019
In the October issue, there was a My Shot column questioning what has happened to the local food movement in Truckee/Tahoe. Yes, we have progress to make but organizations like Tahoe Food Hub and Slow Food Lake Tahoe are a testament that the local food movement is growing, not dying. Here is the story of how Tahoe Food Hub got started and came to define what local food means to us.
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“Tahoe Food Hub hosting annual farm to table dinner”
august 2019
Tahoe Food Hub will be hosting the first of its three farm to table dinners later this month to support the nonprofit in growing a local food network. Each dinner will feature seasonal meals designed by a local chef paired with a local farmer and rancher.
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“Tahoe Food Hub makes the move to Truckee”
may 2019
The Tahoe Food Hub is ready to set up shop at a new facility at the Truckee Airport, with plans to open its doors to the community on May 28. “It’s exciting to see these initial dreams coming true,” said Susie Sutphin, director of the Tahoe Food Hub. “We didn’t open with this warehouse, we started with a truck and grew from there.”
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“Commitment to Sustainability”
april 2018
Environmental sustainability is a buzzword these days, but when it comes to small businesses, it takes a lot to incorporate sustainable practices. For these business and nonprofit owners/founders, sustainability goes way beyond being good to the environment. It’s also a boon to the health of employees and customers, as well.
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“Tahoe Food Hub: The Best Way to Eat Local”
SeptemBer 2018
Diners like to dish about eating locally. And although we just had another warmish, climate change kind of winter, Tahoe doesn’t exactly evoke “breadbasket” or “salad bowl” in terms of agricultural output. But there’s a homegrown organization out to change all that. The Tahoe Food Hub was founded six years ago with a mission….
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“Tahoe Food Hub’s “Pitchfork & the Pan” is a gourmet-dining experience that brings food from the farm to the table”
August 2017
Bring an appetite and sense of adventure to three remote and beautiful North Lake Tahoe destinations from the wilderness to the beach to savor a feast through the Tahoe Food Hub’s new pop-up farm dinner series, “Pitchfork & the Pan”. This Sunday, Aug. 20 marks the first pop-up dining soiree from…
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“Farm-to-Fork”
september 2017
The coined “Farm-to-Table” event has gained popularity recently, but just how much of what’s on the table actually came from the farm? Tahoe Food Hub is leaving no question unanswered through their pop-up dinner series Pitchfork & the Pan; where small local farms produce the ingredients that local chefs prepare and…
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“Meet Your Maker - A celebration of local food”
february 2018
When you walk into the Tahoe Food Hub Farm Shop, you are drawn to the rich colors of the plethora of produce. Walking around the store there are local products from dry blends of soup, dry beans and grains, to jars of pickles and condiments, tinctures and balms, all made locally…
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“Bringing the farm to Tahoe · Susie Sutphin”
september 2015
Susie Sutphin is one busy woman. When I arrived to meet her she was juggling the phone, trying to locate Zephyr Squash from a farmer, preparing for her Thursday deliveries and labeling produce in the recently opened Tahoe Food Hub storefront on Alpine Meadows Road. The Tahoe Food Hub…
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“Tahoe Food Hub sees big growth as restaurants seek sustainable sources”
july 2015
Building a regional, sustainable and equitable food system is hard work — and no one knows that better than Susie Sutphin. Catching up with Sutphin, executive director of the Tahoe Food Hub, on a weekend is tricky. She juggles. She wears many hats. She talks fast …
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“Build Your Own Box Program Fosters' Healthy Workplaces”
spring 2015
Managers at the Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee were looking for ways to help members and employees conveniently, affordably, and regularly access fresh, local produce. Kendra McGargill, events manager at the homeowner and golf association, partnered with Tahoe Food Hub to create a CSA program…
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“Fireside Pizza raises $11,250 for Farm to School”
march 2015
At their recent Board of Education meeting, TTUSD trustees recognized the district’s Food and Nutrition Services team for hard work and dedication to provide healthy meals and outstanding service to students and staff. In addition, they recognized Tahoe Food Hub…
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“Tahoe Food Hub raises more than $28K in crowdfund campaign”
FEBRUARY 2014
On Dec. 31, 2013, Tahoe Food Hub (TFH) completed a two-and-a-half month crowdfunding campaign to buy a refrigerated delivery van.The effort raised more than $28K via a combination of online donations, business sponsorships and private donations.
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