Food news from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Author: Mary Blackburn, UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor for Alameda County
Published on: December 23, 2020
In his spare time, Max Fairbee volunteers to deliver food to elderly Alameda County residents. "I think that seeing someone actually means more to them than the food itself,” he said.
In the U.S., the holiday season of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year seems to be a nonstop race to the end of the year. Gathering to exchange gifts and eat special food and bountiful meals are common ways we celebrate. But the new ‘Grinch' of the season, COVID-19, prevents us from gathering with elders and other people outside of our households.
“We've asked the most vulnerable in our culture to shelter, and now they are the most isolated and most in need of seeing people,” said Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo,...
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