Fare For All, a local non-profit food program created to make fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable to all families will be selling holiday packs for $30 at the Forest Lake VFW on Nov. 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. Each holiday pack includes an 8 to 10 pound turkey, a Hormel pork tenderloin, 2 lbs of Tyson chicken wings, pork sausage, two bags of green beans, and a pumpkin pie. There is no need to register in advance.
“Many families have been forced to cut back on fresh produce and lean meats because of ever-shrinking food budgets,” program manager Scott Weatherhead said in a press release. “The program is designed to help make affordable, healthy foods available to those families—especially during the holiday season.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Fare For All sells packages of fresh produce and frozen meat at 37 locations throughout Minnesota. With prices ranging from $10 to $30 per package, Fare For
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