Feeding Wisconsin is a network of six food pantries that provide food to almost 1,000 local food programs in all 72 Wisconsin counties. They sent out 86 million pounds of food to Wisconsinites in 2021, which was a 75 percent jump from 2019. And the amount is only growing, according to board president and interim director Michelle Orge. Orge is also the president and CEO of Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, which is one of those six pantries that are a part of Feeding Wisconsin. She tells Mid-West Farm Report what the food needs look like among Wisconsin residents.

Wisconsin Beef Council presented Feeding Wisconsin with a $2,500 check today to purchase Wisconsin beef across their network. Orge says partnerships like this are important to meet the needs of their patrons. Pantries used to purchase up to 20 percent of their food, and then the rest would be covered by donations. Today, they are purchasing 40 percent of what they need. She says it's not because people are less generous, it's because there's less to give with higher grocery prices.

Feeding Wisconsin is a network of six food pantries that provide food to almost 1,000 local food programs in all 72 Wisconsin counties. They sent out 86 million pounds of food to Wisconsinites in 2021, which was a 75 percent jump from 2019. And the amount is only growing, according to board president and interim director Michelle Orge. Orge is also the president and CEO of Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, which is one of those six pantries that are a part of Feeding Wisconsin. She tells Mid-West Farm Report what the food needs look like among Wisconsin residents.
Wisconsin Beef Council presented Feeding Wisconsin with a $2,500 check today to purchase Wisconsin beef across their network. Orge says partnerships like this are important to meet the needs of their patrons. Pantries used to purchase up to 20 percent of their food, and then the rest would be covered by donations. Today, they are purchasing 40 percent of what they need. She says it's not because people are less generous, it's because there's less to give with higher grocery prices.

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