a worker pushes a cart loaded with crates in a community food bank warehouse

Upgrades on menu for food bank operator Harvest Manitoba

Farm Credit Canada donates $500,000 to Harvest Manitoba for warehousing updates and expansion

Upgrades to food bank operator Harvest Manitoba’s warehouse operations, receiving cash from Farm Credit Canada, are expected to help speed up delivery and reduce waste across the province’s agri-food supply chain.

Winnipeg’s Natural Bakery is one of the many corporate donors to Harvest Manitoba.

Farmers help fight off hunger this holiday season

Food banks and aid charities are facing serious spikes in demand and Manitoba farmers are pitching in

Tis the season when feasts usually weigh down the tables, but this year a much greater number of cupboards in Manitoba are bare. Food bank use has never been higher in the province, according to Harvest Manitoba CEO Vince Barletta. The Winnipeg-based charity supports about 360 rural and urban food banks. Barletta said those food