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The CAFB is gearing up to release a cookbook next summer that will show how the food we distribute can easily become healthy, affordable meals.

According to this morning’s Washington Post, nearly 3 in 5 American adults take a prescription drug. Alarmingly, they suggest that obesity is driving the need for these drugs, primarily hypertension, heart failure, diabetes and “other elements of the “cardiometabolic syndrome.”

Fully one half of the 540,000 people served by the Capital Area Food Bank have high blood pressure or heart disease or are living with someone who does.

Our Urban Demonstration Garden has had another great week.

By recognizing partners who are committed to distributing healthy food and pairing it with nutrition resources, we will see a positive impact in the community.

This is a great week for harvesting in the garden, as there are beautiful vegetable blooms.

More of the summer produce is ripening in the Urban Demonstration Garden.

The CAFB is now distributing more healthy fruits and vegetables like kale and cabbage to residents struggling with hunger,

Giant Food made a special donation of 10,000 – that’s right – 10,000 red apples to the Capital Area Food Bank on Tuesday.

The Heat Map allows the CAFB to look at communities we serve by location, identify gaps and target hunger interventions.